Looks like a rose compass to me Brian and in this case it is meant to help navigate waterways. Paige ________________________________ From: Maps-L: Map Librarians, etc. <[log in to unmask]> on behalf of Brian Falato <[log in to unmask]> Sent: Wednesday, April 26, 2023 10:31 AM To: [log in to unmask] <[log in to unmask]> Subject: FW: Compass looking thingy on a map 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 [log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]> 813-974-1772 From: Young, William C<mailto:[log in to unmask]> Sent: Wednesday, April 26, 2023 10:03 AM To: Brian Falato<mailto:[log in to unmask]> 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 352.273.2733 https://orcid.org/my-orcid?orcid=0000-0001-5236-9836 [EXTERNAL EMAIL] DO NOT CLICK links or attachments unless you recognize the sender and know the content is safe.