In this paper, we continue the study of the asymptotic number of rooted maps on general surfaces initiated by Bender and Canfield. Let Δg(n) (respectively, Δg(n)) be the number of n-vertex rooted 2-connected triangular maps on the orientable (respectively, non-orientable) surface of type g. We shall prove that, as n → ∞, Δg(n)∼tg(An)5(g-1)/2(27/2)n and Δg(n)∼tg(An)5(g-1)/2(27/2)n, where A = 3 6 5 2 7 5, tg, and tg are the constants defined in an earlier paper by the author (J. Combin. Theory Ser. B 52 (1991), 236-249). © 1992.