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Nautical Chart of Skagerrak and Øresund by Johannes van Keulen, 1680
Nautical Chart of Skagerrak and Øresund by Johannes van Keulen, 1680

Nautical Chart of Skagerrak and Øresund by Johannes van Keulen, 1680

Located in Langweer, NL

powers. The map is detailed with numerous compass roses and rhumb lines, which helped navigators plot

Category

Late 17th Century Dutch Compass Rose Antique

Materials

Paper

Road Map No43 London to Kings Lynn, Royston to Downham, John Ogilby, Britannia
Road Map No43 London to Kings Lynn, Royston to Downham, John Ogilby, Britannia

Road Map No43 London to Kings Lynn, Royston to Downham, John Ogilby, Britannia

By John Ogilby

Located in BUNGAY, SUFFOLK

of the roads, which is shown by compass roses, to overcome the schematic design. Similarly, the

Category

Late 17th Century British Charles II Compass Rose Antique

Materials

Paper

Road Map Britannia 1675/6 No 5 Road London to Barwick, London Stilton Grey Frame
Road Map Britannia 1675/6 No 5 Road London to Barwick, London Stilton Grey Frame

Road Map Britannia 1675/6 No 5 Road London to Barwick, London Stilton Grey Frame

By John Ogilby

Located in BUNGAY, SUFFOLK

, which is shown by compass roses, to overcome the schematic design. Similarly, the compass direction of

Category

Late 17th Century British Charles II Compass Rose Antique

Materials

Paper

Road Map Britannia No 32 the Road from London to Barnstable John Ogilby Framed
Road Map Britannia No 32 the Road from London to Barnstable John Ogilby Framed

Road Map Britannia No 32 the Road from London to Barnstable John Ogilby Framed

By John Ogilby

Located in BUNGAY, SUFFOLK

the changes in direction of the roads, which is shown by compass roses, to overcome the schematic

Category

Late 17th Century English Charles II Compass Rose Antique

Materials

Paper

Road Map, John Ogilby, No 54, London, Yarmouth, Britannia
Road Map, John Ogilby, No 54, London, Yarmouth, Britannia

Road Map, John Ogilby, No 54, London, Yarmouth, Britannia

By John Ogilby

Located in BUNGAY, SUFFOLK

the changes in direction of the roads, which is shown by compass roses, to overcome the schematic

Category

1670s English Baroque Compass Rose Antique

Materials

Paper

Map Road John Ogilby Britannia No 74 Ipswich to Norwich Cromer Framed
Map Road John Ogilby Britannia No 74 Ipswich to Norwich Cromer Framed

Map Road John Ogilby Britannia No 74 Ipswich to Norwich Cromer Framed

By John Ogilby

Located in BUNGAY, SUFFOLK

compass roses, to overcome the schematic design. Similarly, the compass direction of significant local

Category

1670s English Baroque Compass Rose Antique

Materials

Paper

Road Map John Ogilby No 75 Kings Lyn Harwich, Britannia Framed Wallhanging
Road Map John Ogilby No 75 Kings Lyn Harwich, Britannia Framed Wallhanging

Road Map John Ogilby No 75 Kings Lyn Harwich, Britannia Framed Wallhanging

By John Ogilby

Located in BUNGAY, SUFFOLK

to denote the changes in direction of the roads, which is shown by compass roses, to overcome the

Category

1670s European Baroque Compass Rose Antique

Materials

Paper

Road Map Britannia No 15 London to St Davids John Ogilby Brown Gilt Frame
Road Map Britannia No 15 London to St Davids John Ogilby Brown Gilt Frame

Road Map Britannia No 15 London to St Davids John Ogilby Brown Gilt Frame

By John Ogilby

Located in BUNGAY, SUFFOLK

of the roads, which is shown by compass roses, to overcome the schematic design. Similarly, the

Category

Late 17th Century British Charles II Compass Rose Antique

Materials

Paper

Map Road Strip Britannia Sheet 2 John Ogilby London Aberistwith Islip Bramyard
Map Road Strip Britannia Sheet 2 John Ogilby London Aberistwith Islip Bramyard

Map Road Strip Britannia Sheet 2 John Ogilby London Aberistwith Islip Bramyard

By John Ogilby

Located in BUNGAY, SUFFOLK

important requirement was to denote the changes in direction of the roads, which is shown by compass roses

Category

17th Century English Baroque Compass Rose Antique

Materials

Paper

Antique Table Top Nautical Display Binnacle Compass
Antique Table Top Nautical Display Binnacle Compass

Antique Table Top Nautical Display Binnacle Compass

Located in Palm City, FL

has been drained from the bowl for conservation. On the outer circle, the compass rose is divided

Category

19th Century Compass Rose Antique

Materials

Copper, Brass

A Brass Equinoctial Dial French 1780ca
A Brass Equinoctial Dial French 1780ca

A Brass Equinoctial Dial French 1780ca

Located in Firenze, IT

, silvered compass rose with two inset bubble levels, raised on three levelling screws, in velvet lined and

Category

Late 18th Century French Louis XVI Compass Rose Antique

Materials

Brass

A correct Chart of the Bay of Biscay […].
A correct Chart of the Bay of Biscay […].

A correct Chart of the Bay of Biscay […].

By R.W. Seale

Located in Zeeland, Noord-Brabant

as the northern point of Africa. With a decorative cartouche and compass rose. Engraving on hand

Category

Mid-18th Century Compass Rose Antique

Materials

Engraving

Map of Bermuda. Guiljelm Blaeuw, Mappa Aestivarum Insularum, Amsterdam 1640
Map of Bermuda. Guiljelm Blaeuw, Mappa Aestivarum Insularum, Amsterdam 1640

Map of Bermuda. Guiljelm Blaeuw, Mappa Aestivarum Insularum, Amsterdam 1640

Located in Drottningholm, SE

. Colored engraved map with large figurative cartouche and compass rose. Latin text on verso, describing the

Category

1640s Dutch Compass Rose Antique

Materials

Paper

A Chart of Norway.
A Chart of Norway.

A Chart of Norway.

By Samuel Thornton

Located in Zeeland, Noord-Brabant

compass roses and rhumb lines, scale bars lower right. Engraving on hand laid paper. Samuel Thornton's

Category

Early 18th Century Compass Rose Antique

Materials

Engraving

The Coast of Finmarck from Dronten to Tromsound.
The Coast of Finmarck from Dronten to Tromsound.

The Coast of Finmarck from Dronten to Tromsound.

By Samuel Thornton

Located in Zeeland, Noord-Brabant

location of a Maelstream (sic) is depicted, Mokstraumen near the Lofoten archipelago. Two compass roses and

Category

Early 18th Century Compass Rose Antique

Materials

Engraving

To the Rt. Honble., my Lord Viscount Torbat [...].
To the Rt. Honble., my Lord Viscount Torbat [...].

To the Rt. Honble., my Lord Viscount Torbat [...].

By Herman Moll

Located in Zeeland, Noord-Brabant

area spans from Inverness and Findhorn to Brora. With depth soundings, a compass rose, rhumb lines and

Category

Late 17th Century Compass Rose Antique

Materials

Engraving

To the Honble. Sr. Iohn Lowther.
To the Honble. Sr. Iohn Lowther.

To the Honble. Sr. Iohn Lowther.

By Captain Greenvile Collins

Located in Zeeland, Noord-Brabant

recognition profiles in the lower right. With decorative cartouche, compass rose, soundings and rhumb lines

Category

Late 17th Century Compass Rose Antique

Materials

Engraving

Carte d'une Partie de l'Amerique Septentrionale
Carte d'une Partie de l'Amerique Septentrionale

Carte d'une Partie de l'Amerique Septentrionale

By Francois Soules

Located in Florham Park, NJ

(BELOW NOTA). 4 POINTED COMPASS ROSE (TOP LEFT CORNER). LONGITUDE AND LATITUDE (NOT SHOWN

Category

18th Century and Earlier Academic Compass Rose Antique

Materials

Engraving

Milford Hauen and the Islands Adjacent [...].
Milford Hauen and the Islands Adjacent [...].

Milford Hauen and the Islands Adjacent [...].

By Captain Greenvile Collins

Located in Zeeland, Noord-Brabant

with birds, rhumb lines, a compass rose and depth soundings. Engraving on hand laid paper. Greenville

Category

Late 17th Century Compass Rose Antique

Materials

Engraving

Antique 15ct Gold Masonic Compasses Pendant Fob c1876 Rose 625 Purity Freemason
Antique 15ct Gold Masonic Compasses Pendant Fob c1876 Rose 625 Purity Freemason

Antique 15ct Gold Masonic Compasses Pendant Fob c1876 Rose 625 Purity Freemason

Located in Camelford, GB

Gold Style: Victorian classic pendant featuring hand engraved Masonic compasses. Age: Mid Victorian

Category

19th Century British Victorian Compass Rose Antique

Materials

Gold, 15k Gold, Rose Gold

Victorian antique compass pendant in 9 karats gold
Victorian antique compass pendant in 9 karats gold

Victorian antique compass pendant in 9 karats gold

Located in PARIS, FR

Victorian antique compass pendant in 9 karats gold. Lovely compass pendant with an arrow turning on

Category

Early 1900s British Victorian Compass Rose Antique

Materials

Gold, 9k Gold, Rose Gold

Important Steuben Glass 'Mariners' Bowl-Sidney Waugh, Dated 1937 & Signed
Important Steuben Glass 'Mariners' Bowl-Sidney Waugh, Dated 1937 & Signed

Important Steuben Glass 'Mariners' Bowl-Sidney Waugh, Dated 1937 & Signed

By Steuben Glass

Located in West Palm Beach, FL

with fish tale and wings. The centre of the bowl is finished with an intaglio carved compass rose. An

Category

Early 20th Century American Neoclassical Compass Rose Antique

Materials

Crystal

Large Silver Butterfield Dial French Early 18th Century
Large Silver Butterfield Dial French Early 18th Century

Large Silver Butterfield Dial French Early 18th Century

By Butterfield Paris

Located in Firenze, IT

magnetic compass with engraved rose, the reverse engraved with twenty five European cities and latitudes

Category

Early 18th Century French Louis XIV Compass Rose Antique

Materials

Silver

A Handsome English Baroque Oak Chest with Compass Rose Inlay
A Handsome English Baroque Oak Chest with Compass Rose Inlay

A Handsome English Baroque Oak Chest with Compass Rose Inlay

Located in San Francisco, CA

A handsome English baroque oak 4-drawer chest with compass rose inlay; the rectangular top

Category

18th Century and Earlier English Compass Rose Antique

Antique Victorian Gold Rotating Compass Fob Charm
Antique Victorian Gold Rotating Compass Fob Charm

Antique Victorian Gold Rotating Compass Fob Charm

Located in London, GB

magnetic needle with N and S marked in gold. The compass rose is depicted in black on a white enamel ground

Category

19th Century British Victorian Compass Rose Antique

Materials

Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold

Stunning Antique Map of the Island Ceylon or Sri Lanka
Stunning Antique Map of the Island Ceylon or Sri Lanka

Stunning Antique Map of the Island Ceylon or Sri Lanka

By Gerard Mercator

Located in Langweer, NL

with three strapwork cartouches, a finely rendered sailing ship, a compass rose, and animals roaming

Category

Early 17th Century Compass Rose Antique

Materials

Paper

William And Mary Oyster Veneer Chest Of Drawers
William And Mary Oyster Veneer Chest Of Drawers

William And Mary Oyster Veneer Chest Of Drawers

Located in Essex, MA

rings and compass rose.With two drawers over three long drawers. Brass ring handles. Bun feet.

Category

1690s English William and Mary Compass Rose Antique

Materials

Brass

A rare 18th century ebonised Mazarine commode
A rare 18th century ebonised Mazarine commode

A rare 18th century ebonised Mazarine commode

Located in London, GB

. Ebonised with natural warm walnut top cantered with a compass rose marquetry.

Category

Early 18th Century Compass Rose Antique

Materials

Metal

Biedermeier Console Table, Austria, 1820s
Biedermeier Console Table, Austria, 1820s

Biedermeier Console Table, Austria, 1820s

Located in Greding, DE

mirrored rear wall. This way the compass rose inlay framed by a semicircle is doubled and completed

Category

1820s Austrian Biedermeier Compass Rose Antique

Materials

Walnut

19th C. Paint Decorated Sea Chest
19th C. Paint Decorated Sea Chest

19th C. Paint Decorated Sea Chest

Located in Nantucket, MA

blue and red compass rose/star. Interior fitted with two tills and lower drawer. Painted side

Category

Late 19th Century Canadian Compass Rose Antique

Materials

Pine, Paint

Splendid Gustavian Brass Compass with Sundial, Late 18th Century Sweden
Splendid Gustavian Brass Compass with Sundial, Late 18th Century Sweden

Splendid Gustavian Brass Compass with Sundial, Late 18th Century Sweden

Located in Knivsta, SE

it. The round compass has a lid, also in brass. The compass has an eight pointed compass rose, along

Category

Late 18th Century Swedish Gustavian Compass Rose Antique

Materials

Brass, Iron

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Choose from an assortment of styles, material and more with respect to the compass rose antique you’re looking for at 1stDibs. Frequently made of paper, boxwood and hardwood, every compass rose antique was constructed with great care. Your living room may not be complete without a compass rose antique — find older editions for sale from the 18th Century and newer versions made as recently as the 19th Century. When you’re browsing for the right compass rose antique, those designed in Georgian and Folk Art styles are of considerable interest.

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A compass rose antique can differ in price owing to various characteristics — the average selling price 1stDibs is $1,150, while the lowest priced sells for $278 and the highest can go for as much as $12,250.
Questions About Compass Rose Antique
  • 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022
    Antique compasses work with the use of magnets. Compasses use a magnetized needle that can rotate to line up with the Earth’s magnetic field, pointing towards the magnetic north. The basic concept of how compasses work has not changed over several centuries and magnetic compasses continue to work well today. Shop a variety of antique compasses on 1stDibs.