We make maps for a living. Not road maps, just aerial orthophotos to a set specific scale. We always put a north arrow on it, and a scale bar and flight date. Of course it is not a true map unless a surveyor is our customer, and they put their stamp on it.
It always amused me when the first thing many people do is rotate the map upside down or sideways because they "always drive in from the north" or some other silly excuse. The up arrow should point up here in North America. It might be different in Australia, since everything else is down there.
Of course Texas (always has to be Texas) is all messed up. They had surveys from railroads, landowners and anyone else and just spit on the ground and say, that is the start point of the world, and build off at any odd angle at random. Much of Texas is sideways! They have no concept of cardinal directions.
If a city is built around the bend of a river there is some excuse, but in the middle of nowhere, why build roads at random angles? Trying to figure out a Texan is impossible.
