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Ανεμολόγιο πυξίδας = compass card
Ανεμολόγιο ναυτικού χάρτη = compass rose
Wind rose
Tabula Anemographica seu Pyxis Nautica Ventorum Nomina Sex Linguis Repraesentans. (κάντε ζουμ)
Compass roses were used for sailors to draw the angles at which they wished to sail--northeast, north by northeast, south, and so on--on a map.
Portuguese map-maker Pedro Reinel first drew the fleur-de-lis indicating north at the top of the standard 32 point compass rose. He also used a cross (on the right side) to show east (toward the Holy Land).
CHARTING A COURSE WITH A COMPASS
The 32 Points of the Compass
Ανεμολόγιο ναυτικού χάρτη = compass rose
Wind rose
Tabula Anemographica seu Pyxis Nautica Ventorum Nomina Sex Linguis Repraesentans. (κάντε ζουμ)
Compass roses were used for sailors to draw the angles at which they wished to sail--northeast, north by northeast, south, and so on--on a map.
Portuguese map-maker Pedro Reinel first drew the fleur-de-lis indicating north at the top of the standard 32 point compass rose. He also used a cross (on the right side) to show east (toward the Holy Land).
CHARTING A COURSE WITH A COMPASS
The 32 Points of the Compass