Site of the Day for Thursday, December 20, 2001
Origins of the Compass Rose
The List knows some of its gentle members will be heaving a small sigh of
contentment not to be reminded of the upcoming holiday by another website.
This single web page is a brief but thorough explanation of how the
familiar compass rose came into being. "The compass rose has appeared on
charts and maps since the 1300's when the portolan ['port to land' ed.]
charts first made their appearance." - from the website
Discover the origins of the terms "compass rose" and "boxing the compass"
and don't miss the truly helpful listing of all 32 compass points at the
very bottom of the page.
Navigate your way to the website while considering the gift of a small
compass for that annoying 'person who has everything' on your gift list.
http://www.gisnet.com/notebook/comprose.html
A.M. Holm
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