Compass Collection (page 6)

Jack's Visit to Greenwich III - Father Thames, the Queen, needle and compass belonging to Captain Cook, Greenwich boys

Nassau, Bahamas - Map of the Island of New Providence. Date: circa 1950s

Woman standing in sailboat, smiling, portrait
1982, One Person, Adults Only, Mid Adult, One Woman Only, One Mid Adult Woman Only, Caucasian Appearance, Outdoors, Day, Square, Colour, Photography, Portrait, Waist Up, Swimming Costume, Standing

Galileo Galilei (1564-1642) (copperplate engraving)
533637 Galileo Galilei (1564-1642) (copperplate engraving) by Villamena, Francesco (1566-1624); (add.info.: Galileo Galilei (1564-1642) Italian astronomer and mathematician

Detail of A Map of the Sea (Carta marina) by Olaus Magnus (1490-1557), 1572 (engraving)
7394857 Detail of A Map of the Sea (Carta marina) by Olaus Magnus (1490-1557), 1572 (engraving) by Lafrery, Antoine (1512-77); Private Collection; (add.info)

Detail of A Map of the Sea (Carta marina) by Olaus Magnus (1490-1557), 1572 (engraving)
7394859 Detail of A Map of the Sea (Carta marina) by Olaus Magnus (1490-1557), 1572 (engraving) by Lafrery, Antoine (1512-77); Private Collection; (add.info)

Detail of A Map of the Sea (Carta marina) by Olaus Magnus (1490-1557), 1572 (engraving)
7394858 Detail of A Map of the Sea (Carta marina) by Olaus Magnus (1490-1557), 1572 (engraving) by Lafrery, Antoine (1512-77); Private Collection; (add.info)

Page of a manuscript representing the allegories of Arithmetic and geometry (manunscript)
BEN5464411 Page of a manuscript representing the allegories of Arithmetic and geometry (manunscript) by Unknown Artist, (14th century); Biblioteca Nazionale Centrale, Florence

Map of the Sea (Carta marina) by Olaus Magnus (1490-1557), 1572 (engraving)
7393830 Map of the Sea (Carta marina) by Olaus Magnus (1490-1557), 1572 (engraving) by Lafrery, Antoine (1512-77); Private Collection; (add.info)

Portrait of a master builder (Crates), 1650, (oil on canvas)
7129439 Portrait of a master builder (Crates), 1650, (oil on canvas) by Giordano, Luca (1634-1705); Galleria Nazionale d'Arte Antica, Rome

Portrait of a young monk (ritratto di un giovane monaco), (painting)
7129198 Portrait of a young monk (ritratto di un giovane monaco), (painting) by Cagnacci, Guido (1601-63); Museo della Citta, Rimini

Saint Luke painting the Virgin Mary (oil on panel)
3500114 Saint Luke painting the Virgin Mary (oil on panel) by Floris, Frans (1519-70); St. Bavo Cathedral, Ghent, Belgium; (add.info.: Saint Luc peignant la Vierge; St)

Lord Henry Seymour, c. 1590 (oil on panel)
7305626 Lord Henry Seymour, c.1590 (oil on panel) by English School, (16th century); 91x74 cm; Parham House, West Sussex, UK; (add.info.: English School, c. 1590); © Parham House/Nick McCann

Lord Henry Seymour, c. 1590 (oil on panel)
7305635 Lord Henry Seymour, c.1590 (oil on panel) by English School, (16th century); 91x74 cm; Parham House, West Sussex, UK; (add.info.: English School, c. 1590); © Parham House/Nick McCann

Libro Subtilissimo por el qual se ensena a escrevir... 1564. Creator: Written by Juan de Yciar
Libro Subtilissimo por el qual se ensena a escrevir.... 1564

Portrait of Antonio Colonna (oil on canvas)
884919 Portrait of Antonio Colonna (oil on canvas) by Dinarelli, Giuliano (1629-71); Museo Civico Bibliografico Musicale, Bologna, Italy; (add.info.: Dinarelli Giuliano (1629-71))

Catalan Atlas, Sheet 10, 1375 (pen with coloured inks on parchment)
5054670 Catalan Atlas, Sheet 10, 1375 (pen with coloured inks on parchment) by Cresques, Abraham (1325-87); Bibliotheque Nationale, Paris, France; (add.info.: World map made in Majorca)

A Map of Australia, 1930 (colour litho)
1198399 A Map of Australia, 1930 (colour litho) by Gill, Leslie MacDonald (Max) (1884-1947); 102x153 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Gill)

A Map of the Irish Free State & Northern Ireland, 1929 (colour litho)
1198397 A Map of the Irish Free State & Northern Ireland, 1929 (colour litho) by Gill, Leslie MacDonald (Max) (1884-1947); 102x153 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Gill)

L observation du ciel au temps de Galilee (Galileo Galilei, 1564-1642) - Gravure extraite de "Von Bedeutung der
FIA5391207 L observation du ciel au temps de Galilee (Galileo Galilei, 1564-1642) - Gravure extraite de " Von Bedeutung der Cometen", de Pierre Petit (1598-1677)

Surveying Party on the North West Coast of Australia (oil on canvas)
6436327 Surveying Party on the North West Coast of Australia (oil on canvas) by Fitzmaurice, Lewis Roper (1816-93); 57.5x83 cm; Private Collection

A Map of New Zealand, 1931 (colour litho)
1198398 A Map of New Zealand, 1931 (colour litho) by Gill, Leslie MacDonald (Max) (1884-1947); 102x153 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Gill)

Navigation chart of Brittany coast, 1583
3854275 Navigation chart of Brittany coast, 1583 by Janszoon Waghenaer, Lucas (c.1533-c.1606); Photo © Derek Bayes. All rights reserved 2022

Ratelier a lettres - Letter Rack. Trompe-l oeil, by Sommar, Hindric Sebastian (1702-1790). Oil on canvas, 1748
FIA5408320 Ratelier a lettres - Letter Rack. Trompe-l oeil, by Sommar, Hindric Sebastian (1702-1790). Oil on canvas, 1748. Dimension : 68x79, 5 cm

Portrait of Prince Frederick of the Netherlands (1797-1881), 1817 (engraving)
FIA5405920 Portrait of Prince Frederick of the Netherlands (1797-1881), 1817 (engraving) by Langerveld, Harmanus (1777-1830); 55.9 -- 40.6 cm; Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam

Portrait de Ivan Petrovich Koulibine (Kulibin) (1735-1818), inventeur et mecanicien russe
FIA5368126 Portrait de Ivan Petrovich Koulibine (Kulibin) (1735-1818), inventeur et mecanicien russe, utilisant un compas (Portrait of the mechanic and inventor Ivan P. Kulibin)

Early Navigating Instruments (litho)
7184119 Early Navigating Instruments (litho) by McDowell, William John Patton (1889-1950); Private Collection; (add.info.: Early Navigating Instruments)

Regalia, 1928 (oil on canvas)
BAL23990 Regalia, 1928 (oil on canvas) by Wadsworth, Edward Alexander (1889-1949); Mayor Gallery, London, UK

Ms Lat VI 245 fol. 3r Frontispiece to Book I showing a page of text with an architectural frame depicting Pliny
XIR84902 Ms Lat VI 245 fol.3r Frontispiece to Book I showing a page of text with an architectural frame depicting Pliny the Elder

Historiated initial L depicting Pliny the Elder, detail of frontispiece to Book I
XIR84900 Historiated initial L depicting Pliny the Elder, detail of frontispiece to Book I, from the Historia Naturalis (vellum) (detail of 84902) by Italian School

Representation d Archimede de Syracuse, (287 av. JC-212 av. JC), scientifique grec, physicien
FIA5397695 Representation d Archimede de Syracuse, (287 av. JC-212 av. JC), scientifique grec, physicien, mathematicien et ingenieur tenant un compas - Archimedes - Lagneau

John Dee (1527-1609) - Oeuvre anonyme, gravure, 1659 - (John Dee (From: The order of the Inspirati), Copper engraving
FIA5391217 John Dee (1527-1609) - Oeuvre anonyme, gravure, 1659 - (John Dee (From: The order of the Inspirati), Copper engraving

Portrait du maire de Haarlem. (Portrait of the mayor of Haarlem). L homme tient dans sa main une petite boussole
FIA5364583 Portrait du maire de Haarlem. (Portrait of the mayor of Haarlem). L homme tient dans sa main une petite boussole. Peinture de Pieter Nason (1612-1688), 1664

"Portrait du navigateur et officier Yuri Lisyansky (Lisiansky ou Lisianski) (1773-1837)
FIA5361149 " Portrait du navigateur et officier Yuri Lisyansky (Lisiansky ou Lisianski) (1773-1837)" Peinture de Vladimir Borovikovsky (Borovikovski) (1757-1825)

"Autoportrait"(Selfportrait) Peinture de Jean Daret (1615-1668) 1636 Musee de l Ermitage
FIA5341874 " Autoportrait" (Selfportrait) Peinture de Jean Daret (1615-1668) 1636 Musee de l Ermitage, Saint Petersbourg (Saint-Petersbourg) by Daret

Portrait of Hernan Cortes (oil on canvas)
7076720 Portrait of Hernan Cortes (oil on canvas) by Sanchez Coello, Alonso (c.1531-88); 122.7x104 cm; Private Collection

King Latinus and King Alexander, from The Book of Fate by Lorenzo Spirito Gualtieri (printed paper)
XIR365088 King Latinus and King Alexander, from The Book of Fate by Lorenzo Spirito Gualtieri (printed paper) by Italian School, (16th century); Biblioteca Nazionale Marciana, Venice

Euclid of Alexandria
FIA5405222 Euclid of Alexandria by Berruguete, Pedro (c.1450-1504); 102x65 cm; Galleria Nazionale delle Marche, Urbino, Marche, Italy; (add.info.: Euclide - Euclid of Alexandria par Berruguete)

Le Vocabulaire Illustre: Compas; Pair of Compasses; Zirkel (engraving)
7195472 Le Vocabulaire Illustre: Compas; Pair of Compasses; Zirkel (engraving) by European School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Compas; Pair of Compasses; Zirkel)

Le Vocabulaire Illustre: Boussole; Compass; Compasz (engraving)
7195017 Le Vocabulaire Illustre: Boussole; Compass; Compasz (engraving) by European School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Boussole; Compass; Compasz)

Les ambassadeurs (Jean de Dinteville (1504-1555 ou 1557) et Georges de Selve (1506-1541)
FIA5378962 Les ambassadeurs (Jean de Dinteville (1504-1555 ou 1557) et Georges de Selve (1506-1541). (The Ambassadors (Jean de Dinteville and Georges de Selve)

Surveyors Compass, c. 1937. Creator: Archie Thompson
Surveyors Compass, c. 1937

Floating Compass, c. 1938. Creator: Archie Thompson
Floating Compass, c. 1938

Portable Diptych with Compass, Sundial, and Perpetual Calendar, France, 1660 / 80
Portable Diptych with Compass, Sundial, and Perpetual Calendar, France, 1660/80

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The compass, a versatile tool used in carpentry and joinery, has a rich history that spans across various fields and cultures. From the Compass Drill on the Training Ship Arethusa in Greenhithe, Kent to Captain John Smith's intricate map of Virginia in 1612, this instrument has played a crucial role in shaping our understanding of the world. Intriguingly, even ancient manuscripts have depicted the compass as an emblem of divine creation. Manuscript illuminations from the 13th century French Bible showcase God as the great Architect of the Universe, holding a compass to symbolize his meticulous design. Moving forward through time, we find ourselves at Newmarket Race Course in 1940 where precision is key for determining accurate distances. The compass aids not only navigators but also cartographers like those who created maps such as "Map of Cyprus - The Island of Venus" or "The North and East Ridings of Yorkshire" engraved by Jodocus Hondius (1563-1612). These maps provide invaluable insights into geographical features and historical contexts. Beyond geography lies Feng-Shui; an ancient Chinese practice that utilizes a specialized compass to harmonize energies within spaces. This Feng-Shui Compass guides practitioners towards optimal arrangements for balance and prosperity. Even artistic endeavors have been influenced by this remarkable tool. An Atlas of the World from Venice in 1553 showcases Italy with intricate details meticulously drawn using ink on vellum – all made possible with precise measurements provided by none other than the trusty compass. Whether it be aiding sailors at sea or guiding architects' hands, whether it be unlocking hidden energies or creating stunning works of art – throughout history and across continents –the humble yet powerful compass continues to play an indispensable role in shaping our world both physically and metaphorically.