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French brass and red enamel compendium carriage clock and barometer
Located in London, GB
labelled, 'Made in Paris,' and the piece also features a thermometer to the centre and a compass on top. An
Category
Late 19th Century French Belle Époque Antique Compasses
Materials
Brass, Enamel
Antique Map of the Gulf of Bengal by J.N. Bellin, circa 1760
Located in Langweer, NL
along the coasts. With a large title cartouche and a compass rose.
Category
Mid-18th Century Antique Compasses
Materials
Paper
1840 "New Map of the City of New York With Part of Brooklyn
Williamsburg"
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
depicting a western explorer with a compass in-hand, posed next to a Native American and American eagle
Category
1840s American Antique Compasses
Materials
Paper
Authentic Map of the Coast from Cape Formosa to the Dony River, Africa, 1732
Located in Langweer, NL
of shoals and oriented by a compass rose and rhumb lines. This map originates from volume 5 of 'A
Category
1730s Antique Compasses
Materials
Paper
Rare Sea Chart of the East Frisian Islands or Watten and the North Sea, c.1700
Located in Langweer, NL
cartouche with key and a compass rose. Source unknown, to be determined.
Artists and Engravers: Johannes
Category
Early 1700s Dutch Antique Compasses
Materials
Paper
$1,538 Sale Price
30% Off
Automaton Industrial series Quarterdeck, Helmsman mantel clock by Guilmet
Located in London, GB
silvered case is in the form of a ship's quarter deck, set with a real and operating binnacled compass with
Category
1890s French Antique Compasses
Materials
Marble, Bronze, Copper
Mechanical Equatorial Sundial, Johann Michael Bergauer, Ante 1745
By Johann Michael Bergauer
Located in Milano, IT
is octagonal and is supported by three turned legs. The upper face is gilded and a compass with a
Category
1730s Austrian Baroque Antique Compasses
Materials
Brass
Antique Map of the Northern Coast of Africa and Southern Europe, circa 1745
By Covens
Mortier
Located in Langweer, NL
architectural cartouches and a compass rose.
Category
Mid-18th Century Antique Compasses
Materials
Paper
$311 Sale Price
67% Off
Large Antique Map of the Netherlands with Original Hand Coloring
Located in Langweer, NL
North Sea a compass rose and bottom right the scale sticks in a Rococo frame. Backside blank. Copper
Category
Mid-18th Century Antique Compasses
Materials
Paper
$779 Sale Price
20% Off
Micro-Barograph by Short
Mason of London
By Short
Mason
Located in London, GB
, they made and sold barographs, aneroid barometers, compasses, aviation instruments such as altimeters
Category
Early 20th Century English Industrial Antique Compasses
Materials
Metal
Large Antique Map of Delfland by Cruquius, 1712
Located in Langweer, NL
with a large compass rose with allegorical figures and zodiac signs. To the right, coat of arms of G
Category
18th Century Dutch Antique Compasses
Materials
Paper
$615 Sale Price
30% Off
Attractive Engraved Old Map Showing Spain, Portugal Majorca, Ibiza etc. ca.1760
Located in Langweer, NL
compass rose. Source unknown, to be determined.
Artists and Engravers: Made by 'Isaac Tirion' after an
Category
1760s Antique Compasses
Materials
Paper
Beautiful Original Copper Engraved Map of Lake Geneva in Switzerland, 1613
Located in Langweer, NL
surrounding towns and villages. Decorated with a large compass rose with two sailing boats and a sea monster
Category
1610s Antique Compasses
Materials
Paper
Late 19th Century Binnacle Pascall Atkey
Located in Norwell, MA
. Hood is solid brass with side burner housing. Compass inside reads "Pascall Atkey & Sons, West Cowes
Category
19th Century Antique Compasses
Materials
Brass
Antique Map of part of Central and Southern Asia
Located in Langweer, NL
as hand coloring, elaborate decorative cartouches, and compass roses. While mostly focusing on
Category
Late 18th Century Antique Compasses
Materials
Paper
$370 Sale Price
20% Off
Hand-Colored Antique Map of part of Germany by M. Seutter, c. 1730
By Matthew Seutter
Located in Langweer, NL
, Frankfurt, Mainz, Koblenz. Includes decorative cartouche, compass rose and coat of arms. Shows cities and
Category
Mid-18th Century Antique Compasses
Materials
Paper
Original Antique Map of the Road from Marlborough to Huntspil
Located in Langweer, NL
further ornamented with numerous compass roses, and a decorative title cartouche. Originates from Ogilby's
Category
Late 17th Century Antique Compasses
Materials
Paper
$513 Sale Price
20% Off
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 Compasses
Materials
Paper
Beautiful Antique Map of Madagascar, The Comoros Islands
Reunion Island, 1667
Located in Langweer, NL
representing some natives, a compass rose and a vessel in the Indian Ocean.
Artists and engravers: Pierre
Category
1660s Antique Compasses
Materials
Paper
$864 Sale Price
20% Off
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 Antique Compasses
Materials
Paper
$912 Sale Price
20% Off
Antique Sea Chart of Hudson Bay and Arctic Canada by Van Keulen, circa 1681
Located in Langweer, NL
and Arctic Canada. Compass roses, loxodromic lines, and ships decorate the oceans and both the title
Category
Late 17th Century Dutch Antique Compasses
Materials
Paper
Highly Detailed Antique Map of the Holy Land Showing 12 Tribes of Israel, c.1720
Located in Langweer, NL
with scale and compass rose. Published in the Netherlands by Covens & Mortier c. 1720.
Artists and
Category
1720s Antique Compasses
Materials
Paper
$456 Sale Price
20% Off
Important Five Pieces Marble and Gilded Bronze Clock Set, France, Circa 1860
By Henri Picard
Located in PARIS, FR
playing the lyre and Urania, Muse of Astronomy holding a terrestrial sphere and a compass; with further
Category
1860s French Louis XVI Antique Compasses
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Print of Maps of Islands of the South Pacific, Incl. Pitcairn
Dusky Bay, 1788
Located in Langweer, NL
Pickersgill / I de Pasques.'
Detailed set of maps of the islands of the South Pacific, with a large compass
Category
1780s Antique Compasses
Materials
Paper
Fine Pair of Floor Globes by J
G Cary, Dated 1820 and 1833
By George
John Cary
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
stand with a vase shaped support and three legs centred on a compass, one with a label reading, ‘Cary’s
Category
Early 19th Century English Regency Antique Compasses
Materials
Mahogany
Detailed Old Map showing Spain and Portugal Incl. Majorca, Minorca
Ibiza, 1740
Located in Langweer, NL
compass rose. Source unknown, to be determined.
Artists and Engravers: Made by 'Isaak Tirion' after an
Category
1740s Antique Compasses
Materials
Paper
$494 Sale Price
20% Off
1900 Gustav Stickely Early Arts
Crafts Mission Oak Youth Rocking Chair
By Gustav Stickley
Located in Monrovia, CA
Carpenters Compass And The Flemish Quote, "Als Ik Kan" Which Translates, "The Best That I Can"...
The Red
Category
Late 19th Century American American Craftsman Antique Compasses
Materials
Wood, Oak
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
Category
Late 18th Century Antique Compasses
Materials
Paper
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
Category
1720s French Antique Compasses
Materials
Paper
$1,202 Sale Price
25% Off
Antique Plan of Batavia in the Dutch East Indies or Indonesia, circa 1695
Located in Langweer, NL
the lower right by a simple compass rose. French title and key cartouche in drape form.
Artists
Category
17th Century Antique Compasses
Materials
Paper
Antique Map of England by Mercator/Hondius, circa 1600
Located in Langweer, NL
without constant recourse to adjusting compass readings.
Category
16th Century Antique Compasses
Materials
Paper
Pair of George III Mahogany Knife Boxes
Located in Montreal, QC
compass rose. They retain their original pierced, inlaid and fret-carved liners for cutlery and also their
Category
Early 19th Century British George III Antique Compasses
Materials
Mahogany
Antique Oversized Persian Bakhtirari Geometric Rug. Size: 15 ft x 30 ft
Located in New York, NY
centered with four-petaled flowers. Each of these blossoms, with four large leaves reaching for the compass
Category
Late 19th Century Persian Tribal Antique Compasses
Materials
Wool
Pair of George 111 Inlaid Mahogany Knife Boxes
Located in Montreal, QC
are inlaid with an oval panel and inside with a compass rose in ebony and satinwood and crossbanded
Category
Early 19th Century British George III Antique Compasses
Materials
Mahogany
$3,500 / set
Original Antique Map of the English counties Cornwall, Devon, Dorset, etc, 1633
Located in Langweer, NL
Mercators Projection, a system which allowed navigators to plot the same constant compass bearing on a flat
Category
1630s Antique Compasses
Materials
Paper
$1,092 Sale Price
20% Off
Old Map of the Kingdom of Tonga, Also Known as the Friendly Islands, ca.1780
Located in Langweer, NL
harbor of Tongataboo. A splendid compass rose orients the chart with north to the left. Source unknown
Category
1780s Antique Compasses
Materials
Paper
$247 Sale Price
20% Off
German Oak Kas / Linen Press
Located in Woodbury, CT
, block feet. Compass inlay on frieze and doors. Unique raised panel sides are a graceful curvilinear
Category
19th Century German Biedermeier Antique Compasses
Materials
Oak
$11,500
Original Old Map of South East England Incl London, Oxford, Cambridge, Etc, 1633
Located in Langweer, NL
introducing Mercators Projection, a system which allowed navigators to plot the same constant compass bearing
Category
1630s Antique Compasses
Materials
Paper
$1,092 Sale Price / item
20% Off
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 Compasses
Materials
Paper
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 Antique Compasses
Materials
Paper
$171 Sale Price
20% Off
Miniature Terrestrial Globe Newton
Son London, Post 1833, Ante 1858
By Newton and Son
Located in Milano, IT
bronze; on the foot there are the scale reproductions of a compass, a telescope and an open book.
The
Category
1840s English Early Victorian Antique Compasses
Materials
Bronze
1786 Engraved Portrait of Captain James Cook by M. Thornton
Located in Langweer, NL
frame, surrounded by decorative elements that include maritime motifs such as ropes and a compass at the
Category
1780s Antique Compasses
Materials
Paper
$228 Sale Price
20% Off
Pair of George III Globes by J&W Cary Dated 1815 and 1800
By Cary’s
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
stretchers centred on the original compass roses, decorated with ebony lozenges and stringing. The maker’s
Category
Early 1800s English Antique Compasses
Materials
Mahogany
1890 Small Antique Nautical Brass Pelorus Boyce-Meyer Pelorus Bronxonville N.Y
Located in Milan, IT
XIX century. It has a sight system with a compass card with eight winds and goniometric circle. The
Category
1890s American Antique Compasses
Materials
Brass
Authentic 1644 Janssonius Map of the Champagne Region (Campania) in France
Located in Langweer, NL
surveying, symbolizing the scientific endeavor of cartography. The elaborate compass rose and the scale bar
Category
1640s Antique Compasses
Materials
Paper
$608 Sale Price
20% Off
Rugen Island, Germany: An Early 17th Century Map by Mercator and Hondius
By Gerard Mercator
Located in Alamo, CA
compass roses, one mileage scale with dividers and a cartouche with a large coat of arms. The left and
Category
Early 17th Century Old Masters Antique Compasses
Materials
Engraving
Antique Map of France by Tirion, c.1740
Located in Langweer, NL
block-style cartouche with a simple compass rose. Source unknown, to be determined.
Artists and
Category
18th Century Antique Compasses
Materials
Paper
$427 Sale Price
20% Off
Original Antique Map of the Duchy of Holstein
By Willem Blaeu
Located in Langweer, NL
details. Annotative text in the North Sea. Two compass roses lie on either side of Holstein.
Willem
Category
Mid-17th Century Antique Compasses
Materials
Paper
$1,045 Sale Price
20% Off
18th Century Portugal Original Antique Engraving by Bowles
Located in Langweer, NL
'. Large and detailed map of Portugal. With nice vignette, compass rose, key and scale. Artists and
Category
18th Century Antique Compasses
Materials
Paper
$422 Sale Price
20% Off
Antique Map of Southern Norway by Janssonius, c.1650
Located in Langweer, NL
compass rose. Source unknown, to be determined. Artists and Engravers: Johannes Janssonius (Jansson
Category
17th Century Antique Compasses
Materials
Paper
$716 Sale Price
20% Off
Antique Map of the Region of Batavia by Van Schley, c.1750
Located in Langweer, NL
the Batavia area (Jakarta) in Indonesia. With cartouche, scale and compass rose. Published circa 1750
Category
18th Century Antique Compasses
Materials
Paper
Antique Map of the Region of Bavaria and Austria by Tirion, c.1740
Located in Langweer, NL
the Batavia area (Jakarta) in Indonesia. With cartouche, scale and compass rose. Published circa 1750
Category
18th Century Antique Compasses
Materials
Paper
Walnut Wood and Veneer Oval Tea Table Circa 1870
Located in Opole, PL
adorned with an inlay in the shape of a compass rose. The base stands on four legs composed of double
Category
19th Century Dutch Antique Compasses
Materials
Walnut
$1,130 Sale Price
20% Off
1870 Antique Burnished Brass W F Stanley Level Surveyor Measurement Instrument
Located in Milan, IT
. The instrument consists of a telescope, two orthogonal levels, a compass complete with a goniometric
Category
1870s British Antique Compasses
Materials
Brass
Albert Baillon Bronze Dorè Architects Winding Clock
By Jean-Baptiste Albert Baillon III
Located in Palm Beach, FL
base with well articulated architects tools, including a lead ball globe, drafting ruler, compass and
Category
Mid-18th Century French Antique Compasses
Old Engraving of Batavia
Jakarta, Indonesia
with Map and Harbour View, 1750
Located in Langweer, NL
Indonesia. With cartouche, scale and compass rose. Published circa 1750.
The map is loosely inserted in a
Category
1750s Antique Compasses
Materials
Paper
$522 Sale Price
20% Off
Highly Decorative Map of The Eastern Mediterranean and The Middle East, ca.1700
Located in Langweer, NL
compass rose. Source unknown, to be determined.
Artists and Engravers: Made by 'Pierre Mortier' after an
Category
Early 1700s Antique Compasses
Materials
Paper
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An assortment of antique compasses is available at 1stDibs. Frequently made of metal, brass and wood, all antique compasses available were constructed with great care. There are all kinds of antique compasses available, from those produced as long ago as the 18th Century to those made as recently as the 20th Century. Victorian, Folk Art and Georgian antique compasses are consistently popular styles. Many antique compasses are appealing in their simplicity, but Lawrence and Mayo, Ceebynite Short
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Prices for antique compasses can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — at 1stDibs, antique compasses begin at $150 and can go as high as $65,000, while the average can fetch as much as $853.
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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.
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