diff --git a/src/components/map/LiveMap.tsx b/src/components/map/LiveMap.tsx
index 398ae4e..79551b2 100644
--- a/src/components/map/LiveMap.tsx
+++ b/src/components/map/LiveMap.tsx
@@ -35,6 +35,17 @@ export interface LiveMapProperties {
   numberOfTiledLayers?: number;
 }
 
+/**
+ * 
+ * @param props 
+ * @returns A `<LiveMap>` component.
+ * 
+ * A `<LiveMap>` is a wrapper around a {@link components/map/Map!Map} component which updates the `<Map>`'s scope according to user's mouse, wheel and touch events.
+ * 
+ * To do so, `<LiveMap>` embeds a `<Map>` component together with a {@link components/map/Handlers!Handlers} component which listens to user's event.
+ * 
+ * The main task of `<LiveMap>` components is thus to translate {@link Transformation}s delivered by `<Handler>` in pixels into geographical coordinates.
+ */
 export const LiveMap: react.FC<LiveMapProperties> = (
   props: LiveMapProperties
 ) => {
diff --git a/src/components/map/Map.tsx b/src/components/map/Map.tsx
index 7a608ac..f39d2b8 100644
--- a/src/components/map/Map.tsx
+++ b/src/components/map/Map.tsx
@@ -13,6 +13,10 @@ export interface MapProperties {
 /**
  *
  * @returns A `<Map>` component
+ * 
+ * `<Map>` components display the map specified by their {@link MapProperties}'s scope.
+ * 
+ * They can be driven by {@link components/map/LiveMap!LiveMap} component to react to user's event. 
  *
  */
 export const Map: react.FC<MapProperties> = (props: MapProperties) => {
diff --git a/src/components/map/types.ts b/src/components/map/types.ts
index 12e8fa8..5bf0539 100644
--- a/src/components/map/types.ts
+++ b/src/components/map/types.ts
@@ -51,9 +51,3 @@ export interface Rectangle {
   topLeft: Point;
   bottomRight: Point;
 }
-
-/**
- * A function which creates tiles
- * @param keyObject - the {@link TileKeyObject} identifying the tile.
- */
-export type TileFactory = (keyObject: TileKeyObject) => any;