Image:Reinel compass rose.svg
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replica of compass rose in Pedro Reinel nautical chart of 1504. It is the first known wind-rose to clearly represent the fleur-de-lys. The practise was adopted in other nautical charts and survived till today. |
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own work |
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October 2006 |
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This image was selected as a picture of the day for January 20, 2007. It was captioned as followed:
English: rendering of Compass rose from 1504 nautical chart by Portuguese cartographer Pedro Reinel. Français : Représentation de la Rose des vents de la charte nautique de 1504 du cartographe portugais Pedro Reinel, datant de 1504. English: rendering of Compass rose from 1504 nautical chart by Portuguese cartographer Pedro Reinel. Français : Représentation de la Rose des vents de la charte nautique de 1504 du cartographe portugais Pedro Reinel, datant de 1504. Italiano: Rappresentazione della Rosa dei venti da una carta nautica del 1504 del cartografo portoghese Pedro Reinel. Svenska: Bild av en kompassros från ett sjökort från 1504 av den portugisiske kartografen Pedro Reinel. zh-hans: 1504年由葡萄牙绘图师佩德罗·雷内尔绘制的航海罗盘示意图 |
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