Dear Jack
Thank you for your question. It is indeed a very good observation that not many people notice. The reason is that it is the standard way to display maps in Astronomy: traditionally all the stars charts are made like this. If you were lying on the ground in a starry night, looking up to the starry sky, vertically with your feet pointing South and your head North, the West would be at your right hand side and East on your left. It is basically the same effect as looking at your reflection in a mirror.
I really hope this helped. Please let me know if you have any further doubts or if you need any more assistance with your map.
Enjoy your new map!
Kind regards,
Dennis
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