Compass

From: Lisbon

Description

The Mariner's compass also known as the Nautical Compass. The earliest compass can be traced back to China's warring states period and Sinan, it contains a "spoon" and a "site." The spoon is processed from a whole magnet and will rotate after being put into the site. When it stops rotating the pole of the magnet will always point south. China's Yuan dynasty first applied this compass to the maritime industry and in the twelfth century it was spread to Europe. In the 13th century Italians learnt to create an artificial magnetic "needle" and by the 14th century the compass was widely used across Europe especially Spain and Portugal where the maritime industry was developed and continuously improved due to frequent use. In the 16th century the maritime compass became one of the leading products of Portugal.

Minimum Buy: 300 Silver

Sale Price

London: 815

Amsterdam: 820

Hamburg: 825

Reagent: 830

Oslo: 835

Copenhagen: 840

Danzig: 840

Visby: 845

Stockholm: 850

Riga: 855