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Date: Tue, 29 Aug 2000 09:58:14 -0600
From: Bill Thoen <[log in to unmask]>
Subject: Re: Compass rose <fwd>
Sender: Bill Thoen <[log in to unmask]>


Try:
Origins of the Compass Rose Symbology
http://www.ctmap.com/gisnet/notebook/comprose.html
(this has some links to other compass rose pages, too.)

CHARTING A COURSE WITH A COMPASS
http://www.ruf.rice.edu/~feegi/compass.html

(The award-winning top-level page here,
http://www.ruf.rice.edu/~feegi/, is worth noting too for anyone
interested in navigation, charts and ships.)

- Bill Thoen
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Johnnie Sutherland wrote:
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> Date: Mon, 28 Aug 2000 10:13:00 -0700
> From: Jim McConville <[log in to unmask]>
> Subject: Compass rose
> Sender: Jim McConville <[log in to unmask]>
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> Hi,
>
> Does anyone know of a published collection of various compass roses? Were
> compass roses first used on compasses or are the decorationd on maps? I
> don't have much luck with an internet search on compass rose, is there a
> better term to use for a search? What is the correct name for the figure
> eight like business on globes? What is the figure's function? Where should
> I look for more information.
>
> Thanks for listening to so many questions,
> Jim McConville
> 5197 Pioneer Road
> Medford, OR  97501
> 541/734-8506
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