Windroos 1598

aged paper

toned paper

old engraving style

sketch book

personal sketchbook

ink colored

pen and pencil

pen work

sketchbook drawing

sketchbook art

"Windroos" (1598) is an anonymous engraving of a compass rose. It depicts a circular compass with 32 points marked with Latin cardinal directions and numbered degrees, radiating from a central star-shaped design. This detail-rich, black and white illustration was likely intended for navigational or cartographic purposes. It is now held in the Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam.