- -20%
Cart
0
NAUTICAL COMPASS
Nickel pocket compass with lovely compass rose and protective lid.
€7.56
Tax included
€9.45
Save 20%
The compass (from the Latin "passus" ("step")) opened up the world to exploration and discovery. The principle of the magnetic needle was already known to the Chinese in the 3rd century BC and was first used by feng shui priests to tell them where and how to build. It was adapted to maritime navigation by Chinese sailors around the year 1000. The first compasses comprised a magnetic needle floating in a bowl of water, with the needle suspended on a thread or threaded through a reed. The Arabs perfected this by mounting the needle on a pivot. The compass arrived in Europe between the 10th and 11th centuries, enabling sailers to cross the oceans and explorers to discover the continents. The first instrument to resemble the modern compass is attributed to Portuguese citizen Ferrande (1483).
Nickel pocket compass with lovely compass rose and protective lid.
MAR331044
4.50 cm
6.00 cm
1.00 cm
0.04 Kg
Specific References
6 other products in the same category:
-
- -20%
NAUTICAL BRASS POCKET COMPASS
Reproduction of an old compass with a beautiful leather case. Made of polished brass with the background decorated with a beautiful wind rose.
€30.36 €37.95 -20% -
- -20%
DECORATIVE "TITANIC" BELL
"TITANIC" ship's bell in brass with lanyard. In the past this essential instrument was used to organise life on board by regulating the duty watches. It was also used as an alarm bell in thick fog and to mark celebrations.
€43.20 €54.00 -20% -
- -20%
NAUTICAL BRASS POCKET COMPASS
The compass opened the world of exploration and discoveries. The first compass consisted of a container filled with water in which a magnetic needle floated suspended from a thread or threaded through a reed. The Arabs perfect it by mounting it on an axis. It arrives in Europe between the 10th and 11th centuries, allowing navigators to cross the oceans...
€38.00 €47.50 -20% -
- -20%
BRASS SHIP WHEEL CLOCK
SHIP WHEEL CLOCK. Brass ship wheel clock presented in a beautiful wooden box. Can also be used as a paperweight.
€52.00 €65.00 -20% -
- -20%
NAUTICAL BRASS POCKET COMPASS
The compass opened the world of exploration and discoveries. The first compass consisted of a container filled with water in which a magnetic needle floated suspended from a thread or threaded through a reed. The Arabs perfect it by mounting it on an axis. It arrives in Europe between the 10th and 11th centuries, allowing navigators to cross the oceans...
€33.20 €41.50 -20% -
- -20%
DECORATIVE HAND BELL
Antiqued brass counter bell with rosewood base.
€19.96 €24.95 -20%
