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Antique Map of Switzerland by N. Visscher, circa 1690
Located in Langweer, NL
mountain ranges, with hundreds of small villages named. A small compass rose sits below a cherub holding
Category
Late 17th Century Small Antique Compass
Materials
Paper
Antique Victorian silk albertina and gilt compass
Located in NEWARK, GB
A lovely antique Victorian era black silk ribbon fob with a gilt compass.
The long black silk fob
Category
19th Century British Victorian Small Antique Compass
Materials
Gilt Metal
Antique Map of Martinique with Title Cartouche Garnished with Sugar Cane, c.1760
Located in Langweer, NL
incorporates the distance scales and is garnished with sugar cane. A small compass rose completes the
Category
18th Century Small Antique Compass
Materials
Paper
H 15.56 in W 13.98 in D 0 in
Cadiz Island: A Framed 17th Century Hand-colored Map from Blaeu's Atlas Major
By Joan (Johannes) Blaeu
Located in Alamo, CA
small compass rose overlying the bay. The bridge to the mainland from the island is shown on the right
Category
Mid-17th Century Old Masters Small Antique Compass
Materials
Engraving
H 20 in W 24.88 in D 1.13 in
20th Century
Located in Cantù, IT
Small globe with compass. Refined and with attention to detail in the slightest detail. Created
Category
19th Century Small Antique Compass
Materials
Crystal, Brass
Antique Map of Trincomalee and Tambalagam Bay, 1758
Located in Langweer, NL
, given age. Original folds, as issued. Multiple small repairs, also near compass rose. General age
Category
18th Century Small Antique Compass
Materials
Paper
Rare and Unusual Austrian Spherical Commode on Stand
Located in Hudson, NY
masterfully inlaid four times with compass start bursts and hairlines; crest inlaid with smaller compass star
Category
Mid-19th Century Austrian Biedermeier Small Antique Compass
Materials
Bone, Birdseye Maple, Ebony, Pearwood, Walnut
Un soir dans les C'evennes
By Jacques Alfred Brielman
Located in New Orleans, LA
smaller compass. The advancing evening light underscores the harmonious atmosphere and serene realism of
Category
Late 19th Century Small Antique Compass
Materials
Oil Pastel, Oil
Jean Baptiste Van Lerberghe Theodolite - Circa 1700 to 1720
Located in Placerville, CA
small orientation compass (looks to be engraved to 180 degrees in 20 degree increments). My best guess
Category
Early 18th Century French Small Antique Compass
Materials
Brass
Brass Prismatic Bearing Compass, 1918
Located in Milan, IT
Brass prismatic bearing compass; it is a small compass, Verner’s Pattern model produced in 1918 and
Category
1910s British Small Antique Compass
Materials
Brass
Brass Compass Made in the Early 1900s Used to Check the Ship's Course
Located in Milan, IT
Nautical travel compass of brass made in the early 1900s, this is a small compass used far from
Category
Early 20th Century British Small Antique Compass
Materials
Brass
Prismatic Bearing Brass Compass
Located in Milan, IT
Prismatic bearing bush in brass; it is a small compass, signed F-L (French Limited) N. 124291
Category
1910s French Small Antique Compass
Materials
Brass
Brass Compass the Magnapole, Early 1900s
Located in Milan, IT
Nautical travel compass made of brass in the early 1900s, the Magnapole; small compass used away
Category
Early 20th Century British Small Antique Compass
Materials
Brass
Prismatic Bearing Brass Compass
Located in Milan, IT
Prismatic bearing brass compass; it is a small compass, signed E. KOEHN Geneve Suisse n.155374
Category
1910s Swiss Small Antique Compass
Materials
Brass
Prismatic Bearing Brass Compass
Located in Milan, IT
Prismatic bearing brass compass; it is a small compass, signed E. KOEHN Geneve Suisse n.155374
Category
1910s Swiss Small Antique Compass
Materials
Brass
Survey Compass Swiss Made in 1915 for U.S. Engineer Corps
Located in Milan, IT
for U.S. Engineer Corps. This is a small compass, diameter 5.3 cm - 2 inches, height 1.8 cm - 0.7
Category
1910s Swiss Small Antique Compass
Materials
Brass
Survey Compass Swiss Made in 1918 for U.S. Engineer Corps
Located in Milan, IT
U.S. Engineer Corps. This is a small compass, diameter 5.3 cm - 2 inches, height 1.8 cm - 0.7 inches
Category
1910s Swiss Small Antique Compass
Materials
Brass
1918 Survey Magnetic Compass for U.S. Engineer Corps Antique Nautical Objects
Located in Milan, IT
1918 made for the U.S Engineer Corps. It is a small compass, diameter 5.3 cm - 2.1 inch, height 1.8 cm
Category
1910s Swiss Small Antique Compass
Materials
Brass
Survey Compass Swiss Made in 1918 for U.S. Engineer Corps
Located in Milan, IT
. 24345 of 1918 made for the U.S. Engineer Corps. It is a small compass, diameter 5.3 cm - inches, height
Category
1910s Swiss Small Antique Compass
Materials
Brass
1917s Verner's Pattern Small Brass Nautical Compass Supplied English Officers
Located in Milan, IT
Prismatic bearing bush in brass; it is a small compass, signed F-L N. 109166 produced in 1917
Category
1910s British Small Antique Compass
Materials
Brass
Brass Nautical Antiques Prismatic Bearing Compass UK 1916 Original Leather Case
Located in Milan, IT
Prismatic bearing compass made of brass; it is a small compass, signed F. Darton & Co London n
Category
1910s British Small Antique Compass
Materials
Brass
1918s Small Pocket Nautical Brass Magnetic Compass Signed F.L French Limited
Located in Milan, IT
Prismatic bearing bush in brass; it is a small compass, signed F-L (French Limited) N. 246378
Category
1910s British Small Antique Compass
Materials
Brass
Antique Navigation Brass Compass made in 1918 and Supplied to British Officers
Located in Milan, IT
Prismatic bearing compass made of brass; it is a small compass, Verner’s Pattern model named after
Category
1910s British Small Antique Compass
Materials
Brass
1917s Brass Nautical Pocket Compass Antique Marine Navigation Instrument
Located in Milan, IT
1917.
It is a small compass used away from magnetic fields to check the ship's course.
The compass
Category
1910s Small Antique Compass
Materials
Brass
1917s Prismatic Magnetic Pocket Compass Signed F-L Antique Marine Navigation
Located in Milan, IT
Prismatic bearing bush in brass; it is a small compass, signed F-L N. 183801 produced in 1917. It
Category
1910s Small Antique Compass
Materials
Brass
Antique Draughtsman's Instrument Set, German, Technical Drawing, Maho, Edwardian
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
accessories
Trio of large compass dividers displaying the Maho maker's mark
A selection of smaller compass
Category
Early 20th Century German Small Antique Compass
Materials
Nickel
H 1.19 in W 11.23 in D 6.11 in
Small Pocket Compass, Mahogany Wood and Brass, WWI
Located in Milan, IT
Small pocket compass, mahogany wood and brass, used by British aviation officers during the First
Category
1910s British Small Antique Compass
Materials
Brass
Small Brass Travel Compass with Lid of the Early 1900s
Located in Milan, IT
Small brass travel compass with lid, compass card with four winds and goniometric circle of
Category
Early 20th Century French Small Antique Compass
Small English Georgian Pocket Compass circa 1800 in Mahogany Case
Located in Bath, GB
A very handsome Georgian compass dating to around 1800 set in a hinged mahogany block measuring 2
Category
Early 1800s English Georgian Small Antique Compass
Materials
Mahogany
From Queen Charlotte, A Rare Miniature Gold Mounted George III Almanac, 1817
Located in Oxfordshire, United Kingdom
: ‘That every Day contained in this very small compass may prove happy to dear Ldy Melville the Sincere
Category
Early 19th Century English George III Small Antique Compass
Materials
Gold
H 1.26 in W 1.3 in D 0.4 in
1920s Brass Nautical Magnetic PocketCompass Antique Marine Navigation Instrument
Located in Milan, IT
Brass survey compass made in 1920 circa, signed The Magnapole; small compass used away from
Category
1920s Small Antique Compass
Materials
Brass
Small Travel Compass with Lid Made in Germany in the Early 1900s
Located in Milan, IT
Small travel compass with lid, made of brass; compass card with eight winds and goniometric circle
Category
Early 20th Century German Small Antique Compass
19th Century English Small Wood Pocket Travel Compass Card with 16 Winds
Located in Milan, IT
Small pocket compass, wood and brass, compass card with 16 winds with goniometric circle on printed
Category
19th Century Small Antique Compass
Materials
Wood
Victorian Brass Compass Made in the Late 1900s
Located in Milan, IT
Small pocket compass for travelers, from the Victorian era, UK late 19th century, of brass, compass
Category
1870s British Small Antique Compass
Materials
Brass
Antique Silver Plate Mappin Sundial/Compass Money Clip
By Mappin Brothers
Located in New York, NY
Most unique money clip: a large figural "sundial" set with a small brass compass. Made and signed
Category
1910s British Small Antique Compass
Materials
Silver Plate
1918s Barke's Magnetic Nautical Pocket Compass Antique Marine Navigation Device
Located in Milan, IT
Patents.
It is a small vintage compass typically used in recreational sailing, therefore on boats less
Category
1910s Small Antique Compass
Materials
Brass
1918s Barke's Magnetic Nautical Pocket Compass Antique Marine Navigation Device
Located in Milan, IT
Patents.
It is a small vintage compass typically used in recreational sailing, therefore on boats less
Category
1910s Small Antique Compass
Materials
Brass
1900s French Manufacture Antique Pocket Magnetic Compass Made of Turned Brass
Located in Milan, IT
Small travel compass made of turned brass with lid, eight winds compass card of engraved and
Category
Early 1900s French Small Antique Compass
Materials
Brass
Early 1900s Magnetic Compass Signed Henry Browne & Son Antique Navigation Device
Located in Milan, IT
inches. Very good condition.
It is a small antique brass compass with a wooden handle that is typically
Category
Early 1900s Small Antique Compass
Materials
Brass
Late 19th Century Nautical Hand-Held Magnetic Bearing Compass H. Browne Sestrel
Located in Milan, IT
- 4.13 inches. Very good condition.
It is a small antique brass compass with a wooden handle that is
Category
1890s British Small Antique Compass
Materials
Brass
Dry Pocket Nautical Compass Placed in Its Original Box Made of Turned Brass
Located in Milan, IT
Small dry pocket nautical compass placed in its original box made of turned brass, complete with
Category
1860s British Small Antique Compass
Sestrel Compass Late 19th Century, Brass and Wood Support base made of Brass
By Henry Browne & Son Ltd Sestrel
Located in Milan, IT
good condition. It is a small antique brass compass with a wooden handle that is typically used for
Category
1880s British Small Antique Compass
Materials
Brass
Brass Nautical Compass Made in UK in the Second Half of the 19th Century
Located in Milan, IT
Small nautical pocket compass in its original turned brass case complete with compass card block
Category
1860s British Small Antique Compass
Materials
Brass
Small Turned Globe from the 19th Century
Located in Hamburg, DE
A beautiful, small earth globe with compass.
Ludwig Julius Heymann, former bookseller from
Category
1890s German Jugendstil Small Antique Compass
Materials
Wood, Paper
Portrait of Mrs Bates as a shepherdess, seated in a landscape
By Arthur Devis
Located in Stoke, Hampshire
recognized as a master of his special craft, that of describing, in small compass, the ideals of a privileged
Category
18th Century Old Masters Small Antique Compass
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Vienna Bronze by Franz Bergman Working Frogs Lovely Metal Worker, circa 1900
By Franz Bergmann
Located in Vienna, AT
/various utensils are laid on the table: Files, hammers, compasses, pliers, small drills etc. are visible
Category
Early 1900s Austrian Other Small Antique Compass
Materials
Bronze
H 1.96 in W 4.13 in D 3.93 in
Prismatic Bearing Brass Compass, 1918
By E. Koehn Geneve Suisse
Located in Milan, IT
Prismatic bearing brass compass, it is a small compass, signed E. KOEHN Geneve Suisse n.113715
Category
1910s Swiss Small Antique Compass
Materials
Brass
19th Century French Brass Binoculars with Compass, circa 1880
Located in San Francisco, CA
ABOUT
An original pair of all brass French binoculars with a small compass on the end. The
Category
Late 19th Century French Victorian Small Antique Compass
Materials
Metal, Brass
Survey Compass Swiss Made in 1918 for U.S. Engineer Corps
Located in Milan, IT
. Engineer Corps. This is a small compass, diameter 5.3 cm - 2 inches, height 1.8 cm - 0.7 inches. It is
Category
1910s Swiss Small Antique Compass
1900s Brass Pocket Magnetic Vintage Compass Magnapole Antique Nautical Objects
Located in Milan, IT
Nautical travel compass made of brass in the early 1900s, signed The Magnapole; small compass used
Category
Early 20th Century British Small Antique Compass
Materials
Brass
Brass Survey Compass the Magnapole
Located in Milan, IT
Brass nautical travel survey compass, made in 1914 circa, signed The Magnapole; small compass used
Category
1910s British Small Antique Compass
1917s Small Brass Nautical Compass Antique Maritime Navigation Instrument
Located in Milan, IT
Prismatic bearing bush in brass; it is a small compass, signed F-L (French Limited) N. 83002
Category
1910s Small Antique Compass
Materials
Brass
1918s Small Brass Pocket Nautical Compass Antique Marina Navigation Instrument
Located in Milan, IT
Prismatic bearing bush in brass; it is a small compass, signed Aitchison London N. 27 D and
Category
1910s Small Antique Compass
Materials
Brass
Brass Compass with Leather Case Made in 1916 Supplied to English Officers
Located in Milan, IT
Prismatic bearing compass, a small compass complete with original leather case, signed E.R. Watts
Category
1910s British Small Antique Compass
Materials
Brass
Terrestrial globe edit by Wagner & Debes, Germany 1900.
Located in Milan, IT
pastiglia ( refined chalk ) and completed by the copper printed color gores. A small compass is placed over
Category
Early 20th Century German Small Antique Compass
Materials
Copper
1918s Antique Magnetic Brass Pocket Compass Signed Cruchon & Emons Paris N. 918
Located in Milan, IT
for the U.S. Engineer Corps. It is a small compass, diameter 5.3 cm - 2 inches, height 1.8 cm - 0.7
Category
1910s French Small Antique Compass
Materials
Brass
Small Pocket Compass
Located in Milan, IT
Small pocket compass, mahogany and brass, compass card with 32 winds with goniometric circle on
Category
1850s British Small Antique Compass
1914 Brass Survey Nautical Pocket Compass Signed Magnapole by Negretti & Zambra
Located in Milan, IT
small compass used away from magnetic fields to check the ship’s course. The compass is complete with a
Category
1910s British Small Antique Compass
Materials
Brass
Small German Pocket Compass Made of Oak and Brass
Located in Milan, IT
Small pocket compass made of oak and brass, complete with compass card with eight winds and an
Category
1860s German Small Antique Compass
Small Antique Draughtsman's Compass Set, Architect's, Technical Drawing, Hicks
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is a small antique draughtsman's compass set. An English, silver nickel architect's technical
Category
Early 20th Century English Edwardian Small Antique Compass
Materials
Nickel
H 0.6 in W 3.94 in D 2.96 in
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Choose from an assortment of styles, material and more with respect to the small antique compass you’re looking for at 1stDibs. A small antique compass — often made from metal, brass and wood — can elevate any home. You’ve searched high and low for the perfect small antique compass — we have versions that date back to the 18th Century alongside those produced as recently as the 20th Century are available. A small antique compass is a generally popular piece of furniture, but those created in Georgian styles are sought with frequency.
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- How do antique compasses work?1 Answer1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022Antique 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.