Kevatan t1_jeemqth wrote on March 31, 2023 at 1:39 PM Reply to comment by warpedashell in There really isn't any reason why north is always upward and south is always downward on maps. by GuinnessTheBestBoi It's just a convention that's been around for a while. Back in the day, maps were oriented towards the east, but then compasses came around and everyone started using them to orient towards north. Permalink Parent 3
Kevatan t1_jeemqth wrote
Reply to comment by warpedashell in There really isn't any reason why north is always upward and south is always downward on maps. by GuinnessTheBestBoi
It's just a convention that's been around for a while.
Back in the day, maps were oriented towards the east, but then compasses came around and everyone started using them to orient towards north.