Old Hampshire Mapped


Compass Roses

Ogilby 1675
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Ogilby's compass roses, 1675, indicate cardinal, half cardinal, and sometimes false points.
North is usually marked with a fleur de lys.
There is usually one compass rose for the segment of road on each strip of map; sometimes the strip is divided by a line and there is a compass rose for each segment of road on that strip. Several different style of compass rose are used.
Most decorative - cardinal, half cardinal and false points all shown by broad pointers in a circle, a fleur de lys for north.
Middlin' decorative - cardinal and half cardinal points shown by broad pointers in a circle, a fleur de lys for north.
Least decorative - a circle with cross lines for the cardinal points, a fleur de lys for north.