What were the earliest maps used for?

Question: What were the earliest maps used for!?

What were they used for!? Besides telling directions!. Like telling routes and stuff!?Www@QuestionHome@Com

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for determining where different routes were, for example, spice trades, raw trade, etc!.!.!.and obviously they didn't want to get lost!.!.!.!.hope i was able to help!Www@QuestionHome@Com

Same thing they are used for today - to help people get from one place to another and to delineate boundaries!. Www@QuestionHome@Com

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