Map: Queen Mary Atlas, 1558

Maps today are made for different people and for different reasons. Look carefully at the style of this map. Click on different portions of the map to enlarge them and see the detail.

Which of the following you think it was intended to be used for ?

Do you think it was made

i. for use by a captain of a sailing ship?
ii. as a decorative map to be looked at indoors?
iii. for generals to use to plan routes for their armies?

Give reasons for your answer.