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Excerpt from the Origin of the Compass Rose by Bill Thoen
The compass rose has appeared on charts and maps since the 1300's when the portolan charts first made their appearance. The term "rose" comes from the figure's compass points resembling the petals of the well-known flower.
Originally, this device was used to indicate the directions of the winds (and it was then known as a wind rose), but the 32 points of the compass rose come from the directions of the eight major winds, the eight half-winds and the sixteen quarter-winds.
In the Middle Ages, the names of the winds were commonly known throughout the Mediterranean countries as tramontana (N), greco (NE), levante (E), siroco (SE), ostro (S), libeccio (SW), ponente (W) and maestro (NW). On portolan charts you can see the initials of these winds labeled around the edge as T, G, L, S, O, L, P, and M.
I found this compass bus at a pulse bus stop in Worthing on Thursday 19th 2019
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Mercedes Benz Vario Plaxton Beaver 2 V896 LOH is seen on the Brighton City College shuttle bus on 23rd September, 2010, during three years spent in the Compass Bus fleet. It had been new to Clarksons of South Elmsall.
Delta Connection Embraer ERJ-175LR N609CZ operated by Compass Airlines lands at Las Vegas McCarran International Airport with a flight from Los Angeles. I heard today that the airline is due to cease operations within the next two weeks due to the impact of the current Coronavius outbreak - the world felt a very different place when I took this shot less than two months ago...
So proud of my cover design and photography for the Rick Kostelijk Project. Enjoy it on Spotify, iTunes and on cd via www.rickkostelijk.com
PLEASE LEAVE A COMMENT and let me know what you think! This tattoo was designed and inked by Jonathan Kellogg of Crucial Tattoo in Salisbury MD.
Compass Bus have this Solo SR on lone from Optare KX64 AED and seen on the 8A seen on Worthing Sea Front 4/4/15
Compass Travel have recently introduced a slightly modified livery with new style fleetnames, An early recipient is Enviro 200 YX18 KUE, originally used by First at Hinckley Point and recently acquired after a period on hire. It is seen at Washington this lunchtime, 17th March, 2023.
It is supposed to say "Go confidently in the direction of your dreams, live life as imagined."
Trouble is it doens't all fit in. Look at the gap in the top left. Any ideas? what can I do?
Blogged at thingshandmade.blogspot.com/
Along with many operators across the country, Compass Royston, Stockton-on-Tees, has added a number of PSVAR compliant former National Express Caetano Levante bodied coaches to its fleet.
Volvo B9R FJ11 MLU, seen on a baths contract in Church Road, Stockton last Thursday, 05/03/20, was new to de Courcey, Coventry in June 2011 as fleet number MD10.
Brighton & Hove Mercedes Benz 811D Wadham Stringer 359 (G59 BEL) hung around on the South Coast for another year after disposal, briefly finding a home with Compass Travel. Here, we see it in Worthing on 29th November, 2000.
Compass Bus acquired Dennis Dart SLF Plaxton Pointer 2 SN56 AXC from Coakley Bus, Motherwell, back in 2009. Today, 30th November, 2018, it was working the 123 service between Newhaven and Lewes.
AD Enviro 200 SK15 HBD was new to Compass Bus of Worthing in April 2015 and is seen here in the centre of Redhill on 19th February 2022 having arrived in the town on a Service 32 journey from Dorking and Reigate.
Photograph taken by John Robertson.
Recycled map pages, sterling silver, nylon coated steel cable, magnet.
Woven, riveted.
Making this piece was like solving a puzzle game where the words given to me were: movement, compass, circle and way.
Can you see how I connected the dots?
compass rose, image found at wicked good art (site now defunct)
caveat on site-- most of them are copyright free there is no guarantee that they all are so they do not recommend using them for commercial purposes.
Traveler woman searching direction with a compass on coast near the sea in summer You can download this clip as a MOV file without watermark here: www.videoblocks.com/video/traveler-woman-searching-direct...
Compass Royston - Volvo B9R / Caetano Levante - FJ11 MKA seen at Newton Aycliffe Rail Station operating a Rail Replacement service to Bishop Auckland on behalf of Northern on December 6th 2020