Compass Collection

Newmarket Race Course, 1940. Racing in Newmarket was first recorded in the time of James I. Charles II was known to attend races on Newmarket Heath with his brother, the future James II

Masonic Sign, c. 1941. Creator: Edward F. Engel
Masonic Sign, c. 1941

A Hansen, first officer on the Knivsberg, 1898. Creator: Christian Wilhelm Allers
A Hansen, first officer on the Knivsberg, 1898. Portrait of a German crew member using compasses and parallel rulers to plot the course of the SS Knivsberg through the South China Sea

Wilhelm Roentgens X-ray photograph of his wifes hand, 1896. Artist: Wilhelm Conrad Rontgen
Wilhelm Roentgens X-ray photograph of his wifes hand, 1896. For his work on electromagnetic radiation and the discovery of X-rays, Roentgen (1845-1923) was awarded the 1901 Nobel prize for Physics

Doncaster Race Course, 1940. Doncaster is one of the oldest established centres for horse racing in Britain, with records of regular race meetings going back to the 16th Century

Scraper, compass and adze, Selkups, 1920. Creator: A. G. Vargin
Scraper, compass and adze, Selkups, 1920. V. I. Surikov Museum of Art in Krasnoiarsk

Study of a Hand, early-mid 18th century. Creator: Georg Engelhard Schroder
Study of a Hand, early-mid 18th century

Trompe l'oeil, late 17th-early 18th century. Creator: Johan Klopper
Trompe l'oeil, late 17th-early 18th century

L'Auteur des figures à la Grecque, 1771. Creator: Bossi
L'Auteur des figures a la Grecque, 1771. From Mascarade a la Grecque

Portrait of Gerard Pietersz Hulft (1621-1656), First Councilor and Director-General of the Dutch Eas Creator
Portrait of Gerard Pietersz Hulft (1621-1656), First Councilor and Director-General of the Dutch East India Company, 1654

Map of Brabant, 1635. Creator: Michael van Langren
Map of Brabant, 1635. Prima pars Brabantiae cuius caput Lovanivm'. Top right: a coat of arms; bottom right: title in a cartouche with King David playing the harp

Portrait of Barend Goudriaan Ariesz. 1776. Creator: Cornelis van Cuylenburg
Portrait of Barend Goudriaan Ariesz. 1776

Portrait of Carel Quina (1622-89), Knight of the Holy Sepulchre and Amsterdam-born explorer of Asia, 1669

Map of Eierland and West-Vlieland, 1688 or later. Creator: Anon
Map of Eierland and West-Vlieland, 1688 or later. At the top right: scale of 800 rods Rijnlantsche size. At the bottom right the title

Map of Rosendael Castle, c.1650-before 1722. Creator: Anon
Map of Rosendael Castle, c.1650-before 1722. Map of the castle and the gardens. Bottom left a compass with a scale: Rijnlande rods

Self-Portrait, 1621. Creator: Abraham de Vries
Self-Portrait, 1621

Ernest George Fischer, Chief of Instrument Division, Coastal Geodetic Survey, 1914. Creator: Harris & Ewing
Ernest George Fischer, Chief of Instrument Division, Coastal Geodetic Survey, 1914. (Chief of Instrument Division 1907-1921)

Le constructeur du Léviathan se décidant... 19th century. Creator: Honore Daumier
Le constructeur du Leviathan se decidant... 19th century. The builder of Leviathan deciding

Lettere di Giustificazione scritte a Milord Charlemont e a di lui Agenti di Roma, 1757. Letters of Justification written to Milord Charlemont and to Agents of Rome

Astrologia (Astrology). Creator: Virgil Solis
Astrologia (Astrology)

Esquisse pour la salle des mariages de la mairie du 13ème arrondissement : Vertus civiques. 1878
Esquisse pour la salle des mariages de la mairie du 13eme arrondissement : Vertus civiques. 1878. Sketch for interior of reception hall for marriages. Civic virtues

The Colonial Exhibition, Indian section, native industries, 1886. Creator: Unknown
'The Colonial Exhibition, Indian section, the native industries in the courtyard of the Indian Palace, 1886. From "The Graphic. An Illustrated Weekly Newspaper Volume 33

Hammer and Compass, 1890-1891. Creator: James Henry Moser
Hammer and Compass, 1890-1891

The frame: Sketch for the school in rue Chateau-Landon, 10th arrondissement of Paris, 1881. Creator: Jules Didier
The frame: Sketch for the school in rue Chateau-Landon, 10th arrondissement of Paris, 1881

The frame: Sketch for the school in rue Chateau-Landon, 10th arrondissement of Paris, 1881. Creator: Jules Didier
The frame: Sketch for the school in rue Chateau-Landon, 10th arrondissement of Paris, 1881

Geometry. Creator: Georg Pencz
Geometry

Astrology. Creator: Georg Pencz
Astrology

Art spreads its light far and wide: Crafts and industrial design: Sketch for the drawing... 1880
Art spreads its light far and wide: Crafts and industrial design: Sketch for the drawing room at the school in rue Dombasle, 15th arrondissement of Paris, 1880

Near or far all trades need to be touched by a reflection of art: Trades: Sketch for the... 1887
Near or far all trades need to be touched by a reflection of art: Trades: Sketch for the drawing room in the school in rue Dombasle, 15th arrondissement of Paris, 1887

Relics of the Franklin Expedition, 1854. Creator: Unknown
Relics of the Franklin Expedition, 1854. Items recovered from the ill-fated 1845 expedition led by Sir John Franklin, to find the Northwest Passage

Relics of the Franklin Expedition, 1854. Creator: Unknown
Relics of the Franklin Expedition, 1854. Items recovered from the ill-fated 1845 expedition led by Sir John Franklin, to find the Northwest Passage

Seated old shepard gesturing towards the sky and speaking to nude male surrounded... ca. 1500-1600. Creator: Anon
Seated old shepard gesturing towards the sky and speaking to nude male surrounded by tools of measurement, ca. 1500-1600

Hand Compass, c. 1939. Creator: Robert Clark
Hand Compass, c. 1939

Sea Scouts Learning to Read the Compass, 1944. Creator: Unknown
Sea Scouts Learning to Read the Compass, 1944. From "Boy Scouts, by E. E. Reynolds. [Collins, London, 1944]

Medal Engraving, from Encyclopédie, 1762/77. Creator: A. J. Defehrt
Medal Engraving, from Encyclopedie, 1762/77

Wood Engraving, Tools, from Encyclopédie, 1762/77. Creator: A. J. Defehrt
Wood Engraving, Tools, from Encyclopedie, 1762/77

Wood Engraving, Tools, from Encyclopédie, 1762/77. Creator: A. J. Defehrt
Wood Engraving, Tools, from Encyclopedie, 1762/77

Copperplate Engraving, from Encyclopédie, 1762/77. Creator: A. J. Defehrt
Copperplate Engraving, from Encyclopedie, 1762/77

Astronomy - painted by J. Sant, 1850. Creator: Unknown
Astronomy - painted by J. Sant, 1850. Exhibition at the British Institution. Mr. Sant's "Astronomy" is a fine picture, full of poetic expression

Shaker Compass, c. 1938. Creator: Richard Barnett
Shaker Compass, c. 1938

Children in school in Washington, D.C. - learning how a compass is made, (1899?). Creator: Frances Benjamin Johnston
Children in school in Washington, D.C. - learning how a compass is made, (1899?)

Libro Subtilissimo por el qual se ensena a escrevir... 1564. Creator: Written by Juan de Yciar
Libro Subtilissimo por el qual se ensena a escrevir.... 1564

Surveyors Compass, c. 1937. Creator: Archie Thompson
Surveyors Compass, c. 1937

Floating Compass, c. 1938. Creator: Archie Thompson
Floating Compass, c. 1938

Portable Diptych with Compass, Sundial, and Perpetual Calendar, France, 1660 / 80
Portable Diptych with Compass, Sundial, and Perpetual Calendar, France, 1660/80

Panel, England, c. 1720. Creator: Unknown
Panel, England, c. 1720. Floral pattern with carpentry tools and the letters S.Ioseph, (St Joseph)

Portable Compass Sundial, Germany, c. 1790. Creator: J. Kleininger
Portable Compass Sundial, Germany, c. 1790

A Vanitas Still Life with a Flag, Candlestick, Musical Instruments, Books, Writing Paraphernalia, Globes and Hourglass, 1662

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