1528 - Bordone - BNF - Ecliptica y brujulas
Cartographic diagram and old and new compasses, from the Libro di Benedetto Bordone published in 1528 (entitled Isolario in later editions). Español: Diagrama cartográfico y brújulas antigua y moderna, en el pu... More
Matthew Paris 12-to-16-wind compass
Sketch by Matthew Paris, attempting to fit the classical 12 winds on a 16-wind compass rose. From Liber Additamentorum, c.1250, notes preliminary to his main work. A Liber manuscript is held by the British Li... More
Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary b30 899-1
Русский: Иллюстрация из энциклопедического словаря Брокгауза и Ефрона (1890—1907). Иллюстрация к статье «Компас». English: Illustration from Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary (1890—1907)
La Marine-Pacini-107 - Drawing. Public domain image.
Illustration from La Marine, by Pacini.
Medieval ship and compass (Mandeville)
Medieval illumination showing a mariner consulting a compass aboard a ship. It is the first known depiction of the use of compass on board a ship. The illustration is from a 1403 manuscript copy of Jehan de ... More
Nuevo Atlas o Teatro Mundo - A La Cosmographia - Nombres de los Viento...
Nuevo Atlas o Teatro Mundo - A La Cosmographia - Nombres de los Vientos. From the Spanish edition of Joan Blaeu's atlas. record source: Biblioteca Nacionale Espana (click on "View Digital object" to browse fro... More
1534 - Isolario di Benedetto Bordone - Ecliptic diagram and wind roses
Cartographic diagram and old and new compasses, from Benedetto Bordone's book Isolario, 1534 edition Español: Diagrama cartográfico y brújulas antigua y moderna, en el libro Isolario de Benedetto Bordone, edi... More
Dizionario illustrato francese - Public domain dedication image
Italiano: Pagine di un antico dizionario (o enciclopedia) francese, con illustrazioni. Dall'archivio della libreria Bourlot di Marco Birocco, Torino
Elucidarius-Volksbuch - Public domain drawing
Public domain image, 15th-16th century renaissance drawing, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Gravure-rose-des-vents - Drawing. Public domain image.
Français : Rose des vents à 16 branches.
Martin Van Maele - La Grande Danse macabre des vifs - 01
Français : Mlle Véra Polipyne va nous montrer la rose des vents (à Louis Morin) English: Miss Véra Polipyne is going to show us the compass rose [literally: wind rose] (for Louis Morin) Português: A Sr.ta Vé... More