The feminine side...
After decades of a map in the lap, track up, so the ground features were in relationship to the intended travels, it all worked out OK with stick, pencil, clock and compass. And correct turn for any diversion was never a problem
That the nautical nav chap, may plot the course north up..as we do, off the chart, the helmsman chappie/ess just points the ship in the direction of the compass course reqd...and his/her view in a sense would be 'track up' as any particular land or island would pass on the appropriate side. Hopefully.