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Re: FW: Compass looking thingy on a map
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Angela R Cope <[log in to unmask]>
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Maps-L: Map Librarians, etc.
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Also, wikipedia describes this type of compass rose very well ...



https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Compass_rose





 A common compass rose as found on a nautical chart showing both true north (using a nautical star symbol) and magnetic north with magnetic variation. Also notice the correspondence between the 32-point rose (inner circle) and the modern 0–360° graduations.



Angie

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From: Maps-L: Map Librarians, etc. <[log in to unmask]> on behalf of Bruce Sarjeant <[log in to unmask]>

Sent: Wednesday, April 26, 2023 9:46 AM

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Subject: Re: [MAPS-L] FW: Compass looking thingy on a map



It's a compass rose (pages 9 and 10 in here) https://nauticalcharts.noaa.gov/publications/docs/us-chart-1/ChartNo1.pdf







On Wed, Apr 26, 2023 at 10:43 AM Brian Falato <[log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]>> wrote:



I got a question from a fellow cataloger about a marking on the navigation map shown below, the “compass looking thingy.” Doers anyone have a more specific term for it?







Brian Falato



Senior Cataloger



Collections & Discovery



University of South Florida Libraries



Tampa, FL 33620



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From: Young, William C<mailto:[log in to unmask]>

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Subject: Compass looking thingy on a map







                Howdy Brian,







                I have a map of fishing spots in the Florida Keys that has a big circle with compass directions on it … do you know what that is called?







[Map    Description automatically generated]







                Hank







William C. (Hank) Young



Principal Cataloger



Resource Description Services Department



University of Florida



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Northern Michigan University

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