orientate

The reason for this was that he decided to orientate the map in the direction of the Pole Star since Polaris was the immovable guiding light in which the voyagers of that era placed their trust.

他之所以要这样做就是因为他决定以北极星的方向来确定地图的方位。 因为北极星是一盏不动的导航灯，那个时代的航海家们主要依靠北极星来导航。