Compass Collection (page 8)

Compass moulding plane (cherrywood)
701090 Compass moulding plane (cherrywood) by Austrian School, (18th century); 19.4x9.8 cm; David Russell Collection; (add.info.: Carved from a solid block)

A Nautical Map, detail of the Canary Islands, 1564 (colour litho)
955467 A Nautical Map, detail of the Canary Islands, 1564 (colour litho) by Maggiolo, Giacomo (16th Century); Biblioteca Civica Bertoliana, Vicenza, Italy; Alinari

A Nautical Map, detail of Western Europe, 1564 (colour litho)
955465 A Nautical Map, detail of Western Europe, 1564 (colour litho) by Maggiolo, Giacomo (16th Century); Biblioteca Civica Bertoliana, Vicenza, Italy; Alinari

Ship chandlers, John Browne, trade card (engraving)
983992 Ship chandlers, John Browne, trade card (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Ship chandlers, John Browne)

Naval Instruction on Board HMS "Britannia, "Portsmouth (engraving)
1098202 Naval Instruction on Board HMS " Britannia, " Portsmouth (engraving) by European School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Map including Massachusetts Bay (litho)
PNP367770 Map including Massachusetts Bay (litho) by American School; Private Collection; (add.info.: the south part of New-England as it is planted this yeare)

Goldbeater (engraving)
2801976 Goldbeater (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Goldbeater. Illustration for An Illustrated Vocabulary For The Use Of The Deaf And Dumb (SPCK)

Compass point, Renaissance map of Europe, Jacopo Russo (after) 1528
2910975 Compass point, Renaissance map of Europe, Jacopo Russo (after) 1528 by Russo, Jacopo (15th century); (add.info.: Renaissance map of Europe, Jacopo Russo, 1528)

Scraps and Sketches: Preservation, An African Settlement
2909744 Scraps and Sketches: Preservation, An African Settlement, Spoon-bill, Botheration, A Vane Man, pub. 1831 (hand coloured engraving) by Cruikshank

The Madagascar Portrait of Thomas Howard and his wife Aletheia Talbot
DON279032 The Madagascar Portrait of Thomas Howard and his wife Aletheia Talbot, 1635 (oil on canvas) by Dyck, Anthony van (1599-1641); 76.2x106.7 cm; His Grace The Duke of Norfolk

Ferdinand Verbiest (engraving)
XJF359055 Ferdinand Verbiest (engraving) by French School, (17th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Father Ferdinand Verbiest (1623-88) Flemish Jesuit missionary to China

Map of Boston and Charlestown, 1775 (pen, ink & w / c on paper)
PNP351105 Map of Boston and Charlestown, 1775 (pen, ink & w/c on paper) by Montresor, John (1736-99); Private Collection; Peter Newark American Pictures; English, out of copyright

Galileo Galilei demonstrating his new astronomical theories at the university of Padua
REV346185 Galileo Galilei demonstrating his new astronomical theories at the university of Padua (oil on canvas) by Parra, Felix (1845-1919); Museo Nacional de Arte, Mexico City

Ceiling panel from the Stanzino delle Matematiche (fresco with tempera
BAT254072 Ceiling panel from the Stanzino delle Matematiche (fresco with tempera) (see 254070-254071 and 254073) by Parigi, Giulio (1571-1635); Galleria degli Uffizi, Florence, Tuscany

Englands Famous Discoverers (engraving) (b / w photo)
XJF105710 Englands Famous Discoverers (engraving) (b/w photo) by English School, (16th century); Private Collection; English, out of copyright

Musical automaton, necessaire and watch, by Thomas Weekes, c. 1800
LMG144834 Musical automaton, necessaire and watch, by Thomas Weekes, c.1800 by Weekes, Thomas (1743-1834); Leeds Museums and Art Galleries (Temple Newsam House)

Ms 1044 Fol. 16v The Word, Creator of the World and The Author Writing His Book
XIR168314 Ms 1044 Fol.16v The Word, Creator of the World and The Author Writing His Book, from Ovide Moralise written by Chretien Legouais (vellum) by French School

The Historical Birthplace of the Freemasonry Mysteries (litho) (b / w photo)
CHT163889 The Historical Birthplace of the Freemasonry Mysteries (litho) (b/w photo) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Grinling Gibbons (1648-1721) (litho)
STC188606 Grinling Gibbons (1648-1721) (litho) by Kneller, Godfrey (1646-1723) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: carved stalls at St)

Jesuit Missionary in Mandarin Costume, from Receuil de Tous Les Costumes des Ordres
CHT175797 Jesuit Missionary in Mandarin Costume, from Receuil de Tous Les Costumes des Ordres Religieux et Militaires, published 1785 (coloured engraving) by Bar, J. C

Academic Studying (oil on canvas)
CHT173385 Academic Studying (oil on canvas) by Flemish School, (17th century); Private Collection; eArchives Charmet; Flemish, out of copyright

Map of the County of Middlesex, published 1819 (print)
STC169245 Map of the County of Middlesex, published 1819 (print) by Greenwood, C. (fl.1818-19); Private Collection; (add.info)

Map of the Kingdom of Scotland, 17th century
BAL42814 Map of the Kingdom of Scotland, 17th century by Unknown Artist, (17th century); O Shea Gallery, London, UK; (add.info.: Influenced by the Gerard Mercator Atlas of 1565.); out of copyright

Still Life (oil on panel)
SCP38688 Still Life (oil on panel) by Heem, Jan Davidsz. de (1606-84); Prado, Madrid, Spain; Dutch, out of copyright

Vanitas Still Life par Edwaert Collier (1642-1708), - Oil on canvas, 41, 9x98
FIA5402914 Vanitas Still Life par Edwaert Collier (1642-1708), - Oil on canvas, 41, 9x98, 8 - Private Collection by Colyer or Collier

Cadran solaire universel de Nicolas Bion (1653-1733) Fin 17e debut 18e Laiton grave
FIA5407575 Cadran solaire universel de Nicolas Bion (1653-1733) Fin 17e debut 18e Laiton grave, acier, verre H. 8, 6; L. 8, 1 cm State Hermitage, St Petersburg by Bion, N

Melenconia I, 1514 (Burin engraving)
5890642 Melenconia I, 1514 (Burin engraving) by DAorer or Duerer, Albrecht (1471-1528); 24x18.8 cm; Private Collection; (add.info)

Map of Europe, 1587 (hand-coloured engraving)
985729 Map of Europe, 1587 (hand-coloured engraving) by Ortelius, Abraham (1527-98) (after); 40.8x28.5 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Map of Europe)

Map of Virginia showing the arrival of Sir Walter Raleighs expedition in 1585
1195464 Map of Virginia showing the arrival of Sir Walter Raleighs expedition in 1585, 1590 (hand-coloured engraving) by White

Personification of the Sciences, (oil on canvas)
827423 Personification of the Sciences, (oil on canvas) by Chaplin, Charles Joshua (1825-91); 101.6x126 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Personification of the Sciences)

Danish physicist Hans Christian Oersted discovering electromagnetism, 1820 (engraving)
5207629 Danish physicist Hans Christian Oersted discovering electromagnetism, 1820 (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Pair of compasses, 1686 (paper on wood)
CH437777 Pair of compasses, 1686 (paper on wood) by Lusverg, Giacomo (c.1636-89); length: 19.5 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: signed Iacobus Faciebat Romae; ); Photo eChristies Images; Italian

Qibla Compass, Constantinople, 1750-99 (wood)
6192351 Qibla Compass, Constantinople, 1750-99 (wood) by Ottoman School, (18th century); 84.8x40.5 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Comprising a rectangular wooden panel with two printed roundels)

iii. Sketches of the islands Lagoon, Thrum-Cap, Bow-Island, the Two Groups
5670248 iii. Sketches of the islands Lagoon, Thrum-Cap, Bow-Island, the Two Groups, Bird Island and Chain Island, lying in the South, Sea

Capture of the Spanish settlement of Santo Domingo in Hispaniola
5242112 Capture of the Spanish settlement of Santo Domingo in Hispaniola, 1586 (coloured engraving) by Boazio, Baptista (fl.1588-1606); Private Collection; (add.info)

Melencolia I by Albrecht Durer (1471-1528) on of his 3 master engravings completed
5615762 Melencolia I by Albrecht DAorer (1471-1528) on of his 3 master engravings completed in 1514. by DAorer or Duerer, Albrecht (1471-1528); Private Collection; (add.info)

Frontispiece, fromaLe Diverse Et Artificiose Machine Del Capitano Agostino Ramelli, pub
4071286 Frontispiece, fromALe Diverse Et Artificiose Machine Del Capitano Agostino Ramelli, pub. 1588 (Engraving)A by French School

Catalan Atlas, Sheet 8 (pen with coloured inks on parchment)
5054649 Catalan Atlas, Sheet 8 (pen with coloured inks on parchment) by Cresques, Abraham (1325-87); Bibliotheque Nationale, Paris, France; (add.info.: World map made in Majorca)

Catalan Atlas, Sheet 6, 1375 (pen with coloured inks on parchment)
5054638 Catalan Atlas, Sheet 6, 1375 (pen with coloured inks on parchment) by Cresques, Abraham (1325-87); Bibliotheque Nationale, Paris, France; (add.info.: World map made in Majorca)

Detail from the Catalan Atlas, Sheet 6, showing the Western Sahara and Mansa Musa
5054637 Detail from the Catalan Atlas, Sheet 6, showing the Western Sahara and Mansa Musa, 1375 (pen with coloured inks on parchment) by Cresques, Abraham (1325-87); Bibliotheque Nationale, Paris

The Countie of Westmorland, engraved by Jodocus Hondius (1563-1612) from John Speed
XCF113471 The Countie of Westmorland, engraved by Jodocus Hondius (1563-1612) from John Speeds Theatre of the Empire of Great Britain, pub

Portrait of Sebastian Cabot (c. 1475-1557) (oil on canvas)
BAG46376 Portrait of Sebastian Cabot (c.1475-1557) (oil on canvas) by Herring, James (1794-1867) (attr. to); 88.9x61.1 cm; Bristol Museum and Art Gallery, UK; eBristol Museums

Map of the Kingdom of Scotland, 17th century
BAL42813 Map of the Kingdom of Scotland, 17th century by Unknown Artist, (17th century); O Shea Gallery, London, UK; out of copyright

Plan of the Parc Monceau, 1803 (pen & ink and w / c on paper)
XIR232872 Plan of the Parc Monceau, 1803 (pen & ink and w/c on paper) by Lauly, (fl.1803); Musee de la Ville de Paris, Musee Carnavalet, Paris

Nicolaus Copernicus (1473-1543) the Astronomer (oil on cardboard)
MNK129602 Nicolaus Copernicus (1473-1543) the Astronomer (oil on cardboard) by Matejko, Jan (1838-93); 41.5x52.5 cm; National Museum in Cracow

Plan of Lopburi, 1751 (litho)
LIT389801 Plan of Lopburi, 1751 (litho) by French School, (18th century); (add.info.: made in Paris; Plan de la Ville de Louvo, demeure ordinaire des Rois de Siam; ); Photo eLuca Tettoni; French

Portrait of Don Juan Antonio Cuervo, 1819 (oil on canvas)
491276 Portrait of Don Juan Antonio Cuervo, 1819 (oil on canvas) by Goya y Lucientes, Francisco Jose de (1746-1828); 120x87 cm; Cleveland Museum of Art, OH

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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.