You can place a map in a module position:

• Go to menu Modules and submenu Site modules
• Create a new module fo type custom html.
• In this new module you can place in the content the {mosmap}
• Set the width and height so the map won't to big for the module position.
• Set controls on map to off.

You also need to do the hack for plugin below version 2.13, see: Maps in components & contact. For Joomla 1.5.x it also works, see: Maps in components, modules & contact Joomla 1.5.x