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English: First compass rose depicted on a map, detail from the Catalan Atlas (1375), attributed to cartographer Abraham Cresques of Majorca.
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Author
Cresques Abraham  (1325–1387)  wikidata:Q329893
 
Alternative names
Abraham Cresques
Description -Spanish cartographer, illustrator and geographer
Date of birth/death 11 July 1325 Edit this at Wikidata March 1387 Edit this at Wikidata
Location of birth/death Palma Edit this at Wikidata Palma Edit this at Wikidata
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Mallorca Edit this at Wikidata
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First ornate compass rose depicted on a chart, from the Catalan Atlas (1375), with the Pole Star as north mark.

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