There is no valid target attribute for the <map> tag, as far as I know. There is a target attribute for <area> in HTML 4.01 specs and Frameset doctypes, however. This is to tell in which frame the link described (href="link.html") in the <area> tag should open. You can use this setting with frames or to force the link opening in a new browser window (target="_blank"). Hope this clarifies it for you.