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Antique Map of Japan with Scale and Compass Rose, c.1730
Located in Langweer, NL
Japan. With scale and compass rose. This map originates from 'Hedendaegsche historie, of tegenwoordige
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18th Century Antique Compass Map
Materials
Paper
Old Map of Prussia, Embellished with a Large Cartouche and Compass Rose, ca.1680
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique map titled 'Prussiae nova Tabula'.
Later edition of Blaeu's map of Prussia, embellished
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1680s Antique Compass Map
Materials
Paper
H 17.13 in W 21.86 in D 0 in
Antique Map of Normandy by Janssonius, 1657
Located in Langweer, NL
decorative cartouche, sailing ships and compass rose. This map originates from 'Atlas Novus, Sive Theatrum
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17th Century Antique Compass Map
Materials
Paper
Mercator's Ptolemaic map of Taprobana, (Ceylon) Sri Lanka
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique map titled 'Asiae XII Tab'. Mercator's Ptolemaic map of Taprobana. The map shows Ptolemy's
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16th Century Antique Compass Map
Materials
Paper
Small Original Antique Map of Upper Saxony, Germany
Located in Langweer, NL
constant compass bearing on a flat map.
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Early 17th Century Antique Compass Map
Materials
Paper
Map of Carmarthenshire 1844 – Carmarthen Llandeilo Llanelli Laugharne Llandovery
Located in Langweer, NL
original hand coloring outlines the administrative divisions. The map includes a compass rose and a
Category
1840s Antique Compass Map
Materials
Paper
H 8.75 in W 11.23 in D 0.01 in
Antique Map of the World on Mercator's Projection, 1788
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique map titled 'Kaart van de Geheele Wereld (..)'. Uncommon small world map on Mercator's
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Late 18th Century Antique Compass Map
Materials
Paper
Original Antique Map of England, Ireland, Scotland and Wales
Located in Langweer, NL
political and administrative divisions, landmarks and place names. Includes index and compass rose. This map
Category
Early 18th Century Antique Compass Map
Materials
Paper
Antique Map of the Coast of Southern France, 1793
Located in Langweer, NL
. **Navigational Aids**:
- The map features a compass rose with radiating lines, a common navigational aid in
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Late 18th Century Antique Compass Map
Materials
Paper
Two Charts of The English Channel, Each Adorned with Nice Compass Roses, ca.1700
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique map titled 'Hydrographia Canalis Marini Inter Angliam et Galiiam de Fluentis.'
Sheet
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Early 1700s Antique Compass Map
Materials
Paper
H 10.63 in W 8.08 in D 0 in
Small Original Antique Map of the Lower Alsace region, Germany
Located in Langweer, NL
Projection, a system which allowed navigators to plot the same constant compass bearing on a flat map.
Category
Early 17th Century Antique Compass Map
Materials
Paper
Antique Plan of the City of Grave in Holland With Coats of Arms and Compass Rose
By Isaak Tirion
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique map titled 'Grondtekening der Stad Graave'. Plan of Grave, The Netherlands. With coats of
Category
18th Century Antique Compass Map
Materials
Paper
H 7.6 in W 9.38 in D 0 in
Sebastian Münster's 16th Century Map of the British Isles, ca.1590
Located in Langweer, NL
was formerly called Albion and Britannia."
- The map has compass directions labeled as "OCCIDENS
Category
16th Century Antique Compass Map
Materials
Paper
Antique Map of Israel Filled with Biblical Scenes, Published in 1748
Located in Langweer, NL
Christo neffens zyne Apostelen'.
Antique map of Israel filled with biblical scenes. A compass rose
Category
1740s Antique Compass Map
Materials
Paper
Antique Map of the Region of Amsterdam by Wagenaar, c.1760
Located in Langweer, NL
Netherlands around 1750. With compass rose and scale. This map originates from: 'Amsterdam, In Zyne Opkomst
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18th Century Antique Compass Map
Materials
Paper
Old Eastern Balkans Map, with Dalmatia, Croatia, Slavonia, Bosnia, Serbia, 1633
Located in Langweer, NL
to plot the same constant compass bearing on a flat map.
Condition: Good, German text on verso
Category
1630s Antique Compass Map
Materials
Paper
H 16.15 in W 20.87 in D 0 in
Mercator's Ptolemaic Map of the Holy Land, Cyprus and Syria, circa 1580
Located in Langweer, NL
Projection, a system which allowed navigators to plot the same constant compass bearing on a flat map.
Category
16th Century Antique Compass Map
Materials
Paper
H 15.63 in W 19.77 in D 0.02 in
Antique Map of the Coast of Juan Fernandez by Van Schley, 1757
Located in Langweer, NL
tip of South America. This map is topped by a view of the Cumberland Bay with its own compass rose
Category
18th Century Antique Compass Map
Materials
Paper
Original Antique Map of the English counties Cornwall, Devon, Dorset, etc, 1633
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique map titled 'Cornubia, Devonia, Somersetus, Dorcestria, Wiltonia, Glocestria, Monumetha
Category
1630s Antique Compass Map
Materials
Paper
H 16.15 in W 21.26 in D 0 in
London 1744 Published Watercolour Antique Map of East Africa by Eman Bowen
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
is highly embellished, including a cartouche showing a wildebeest and a compass rose. The map extends
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1740s English George III Antique Compass Map
Materials
Paper
H 17.52 in W 21.07 in D 0.79 in
West Africa Entitled "Guinea Propria": An 18th Century Hand Colored Homann Map
By Johann Baptist Homann
Located in Alamo, CA
play around inscribed ivory tusks. One of the children holds a compass tool.
This striking map of
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Mid-18th Century German Antique Compass Map
Materials
Paper
H 20.5 in W 23.5 in D 0.13 in
Antique Map of Sri Lanka with an unusual five-sided shape, circa 1606
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique map titled 'Ins. Ceilan quae incolis Tenarisin dicitur'. This exquisite, early map of Sri
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Early 17th Century Antique Compass Map
Materials
Paper
H 16.93 in W 22.05 in D 0.02 in
Scarce Middle East and Arabia Map Showing The Exodus of the Israelites, 1725
Located in Langweer, NL
, compass rose and scale. This map originates from 'Het algemeen groot historisch, oordeelkundig
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1720s Antique Compass Map
Materials
Paper
H 15.75 in W 18.51 in D 0 in
Excellent Antique Map of America with Unusual Northwest Coast of America, c.1754
Located in Langweer, NL
the Eastern Seaboard. Overall a very attractive map, with a compass rose. Source unknown, to be
Category
1750s Antique Compass Map
Materials
Paper
H 13.98 in W 15.75 in D 0 in
Antique Map of The Nile, Egypt and the Red Sea by Bachiene, 1765
Located in Langweer, NL
of Biblical Egypt and the Red Sea. With title cartouche, compass rose and scale. This map originates
Category
18th Century Antique Compass Map
Materials
Paper
Original Old Map of South East England Incl London, Oxford, Cambridge, Etc, 1633
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique map titled 'Warwicum, Northhamtonia, Huntingdonia, Cantabrigia, Suffolcia, Oxonium
Category
1630s Antique Compass Map
Materials
Paper
H 16.15 in W 21.26 in D 0 in
Antique Map of the Location of the Garden of Eden and Travels of the Patriarchs
Located in Langweer, NL
Title: Map of the Location of the Garden of Eden and Travels of the Patriarchs
Cartographer
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1720s Antique Compass Map
Materials
Paper
H 20.48 in W 24.41 in D 0.01 in
Hand-Colored City Plan of Cologne by Nicolas de Fer, 1705
Located in Langweer, NL
18th century.
The map is adorned with a decorative title cartouche and a compass rose that orients the
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Early 1700s Antique Compass Map
Materials
Paper
Hand-colored Nautical Chart: St. George's Channel and the Irish Sea, 1744
Located in Langweer, NL
western coast of England, as well as part of Scotland.
The map features a compass rose in the Irish Sea
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1740s Antique Compass Map
Materials
Paper
H 20.16 in W 15.56 in D 0 in
Original Antique Engrving of Chinese Tartary in the 18th Century, 1737
Located in Langweer, NL
compass roses. Some maps bound out of sequence, some folded and some outline hand color. Descriptive text
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1730s Antique Compass Map
Materials
Paper
Map of the World: An Original 18th Century Hand-colored Map by E. Bowen
Located in Alamo, CA
purity of knowledge at the time this map was published.
The map is embellished with four Compass Roses
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Mid-18th Century Old Masters Antique Compass Map
Materials
Engraving
West Africa: 18th Century Hand-colored Homann Map Entitled "Guinea Propria"
By Johann Baptist Homann
Located in Alamo, CA
play around inscribed ivory tusks. One of the children holds a compass tool.
This striking map of West
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1740s Other Art Style Antique Compass Map
Materials
Engraving
H 20.5 in W 23.5 in D 1 in
19th Century Romantic Movement Painting "The Explorer" Unsigned
Located in Vancouver, British Columbia
ocean's edge, either lost, shipwrecked, or possibly exploring. He gazes at a map, despondently, his
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Mid-19th Century British Romantic Antique Compass Map
Materials
Canvas
French Marble, Gilt Bronze and Amboyna Burl Side Cabinet
Located in London, GB
central gilt bronze plaque, depicting cherubs navigating with globes, telescopes, compasses and maps. The
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19th Century French Neoclassical Antique Compass Map
Materials
Marble, Ormolu, Bronze
A New Gradually Encreasing Compass-Map.
Located in Zeeland, Noord-Brabant
A New Gradually Encreasing Compass-Map of the Coming in of the Channel, or the Heads …' - A
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1690s Antique Compass Map
Materials
Engraving
Antique world map - Erdkugel and compass by Bellin - Handcol. engraving - 18th c
By Jacques-Nicolas Bellin
Located in Zeeland, Noord-Brabant
Description: Map dated 1748, in German. Later also published in Bellin's Atlas 'Histoire des
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1740s Old Masters Antique Compass Map
Materials
Engraving
Map of Hell Gate and East River, New York City
Located in New York, NY
compass on the map's upper right.
The map's real focus is the river. The passage between Blackwell's
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1880s Realist Antique Compass Map
Materials
Lithograph
A Chart of Norway.
By Samuel Thornton
Located in Zeeland, Noord-Brabant
A map of the Norwegian coast, from Dronten (Trondheim) south to circa Alesund. The map features two
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Early 18th Century Antique Compass Map
Materials
Engraving
'The Coast of Newfoundland from Placencia to Cape Bonavista [...].
By Edmond Halley
Located in Zeeland, Noord-Brabant
- A Draught of the River Plata in South America.
Four maps on one sheet: a map of Avalon Peninsula
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Early 18th Century Antique Compass Map
Materials
Engraving
![Antique 'The Coast of Newfoundland from Placencia to Cape Bonavista [...].](https://a.1stdibscdn.com/archivesE/upload/a_5923/1509100438016/IMG_0346_2_master.jpg?width=240 "cape bonavista cuba")
Tabula Magellanica qua Tierrae del Fuego.
By Johannes Janssonius
Located in Zeeland, Noord-Brabant
, Tierra del Fuego. Isla de los Estados (Staten Island) is also shown. The map features two compass roses
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1640s Antique Compass Map
Materials
Engraving
Antique Map of Borneo by Renneville, with Compass Rose and Scale, 1702
Located in Langweer, NL
. With compass rose and scale. This map originates from 'Recueil des Voyages, Des Indes Orientales
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18th Century Antique Compass Map
Materials
Paper
Stunning Antique Map of the Island Ceylon or Sri Lanka
By Gerard Mercator
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique map titled 'Ins. Ceilan quae incolis Tenarisin dicitur'. This exquisite, early map of Sri
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Early 17th Century Antique Compass Map
Materials
Paper
Original Antique Hand-Colored Map of Southern Scotland, ca.1600
Located in Langweer, NL
constant compass bearing on a flat map.
Condition: Good, original/contemporary hand coloring. General
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Early 1600s Antique Compass Map
Materials
Paper
Cast iron fireback with the coat of arms of Colbert, marquis de Seignelay
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
be maps and a compass.
The marquis de Seignelay was admitted by the king to assist his father
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17th Century French Louis XIV Antique Compass Map
Materials
Iron
H 43.31 in W 46.07 in D 1.97 in
Ornate Cartography of Colonial Grandeur: The West India Islands around 1851
Located in Langweer, NL
the aesthetic appeal of the document.
Each section of the map also includes a compass rose, and the
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1850s Antique Compass Map
Materials
Paper
H 10.71 in W 14.26 in D 0 in
Fine 18th Century Portrait of Explorer/ Merchant Navigator Large Oil Gilt Frame
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
'Navigator holding a compass to map'
18th Century French School
oil painting on canvas, framed
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18th Century Old Masters Antique Compass Map
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Edwardian Cased Nine-Karat Gold Opisometer or Compass or Map Measuring Tool
By J. C. Vickery
Located in Sittingbourne, Kent
An extremely fine quality Edwardian cased 9 carat gold Opisometer or Map Measuring Tool combined
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Early 20th Century English Antique Compass Map
H 3.63 in W 1.5 in D 0.4 in
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Antique Compass Map For Sale on 1stDibs
At 1stDibs, there are many versions of the ideal antique compass map for your home. Each antique compass map for sale was constructed with extraordinary care, often using paper, wood and metal. Your living room may not be complete without an antique compass map — find older editions for sale from the 18th Century and newer versions made as recently as the 20th Century. An antique compass map is a generally popular piece of furniture, but those created in Baroque, Victorian and Georgian styles are sought with frequency. You’ll likely find more than one antique compass map that is appealing in its simplicity, but Captain Greenvile Collins, Gerard Mercator and Pieter Van Der Aa produced versions that are worth a look.
How Much is a Antique Compass Map?
Prices for an antique compass map start at $135 and top out at $275,000 with the average selling for $747.
Questions About Antique Compass Map
- 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.
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