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Preferred term

Compass roses  

Definition

  • Circular representations on maps and navigational charts of the points of the compass, often including both true and magnetic directions; originally used to assist mariners in navigation; now most commonly decorative in nature [AAT]

Entry terms

  • Roses, compass

Notation

  • 118997

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URI

http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/JLC-S0KGTD81-2

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