Mariner's Compass

A tool for determining direction. This Italian example marks the east with a cross, and the other directions with letters representing the names of the winds: Scirocco, Ostro, Libeccio, Ponente, Maestrale, Tramontana, and Grecale. No default orientation. No proper coloration.

Source: Descrittione del Regno di Napoli (From page 57). Artist: Unknown Illustrator.
Source: Descrittione del Regno di Napoli. Artist unknown. (From page 57.)