Authentic Models Polaris Compass CO027 Compass an instrument from a time when travel was an uncertain activity at best. Pilgrims, artists, and merchants followed ancient routes without much signposting to show the way. If they didn't get to the next inn, local convent, or hospital before dark, they might have to camp outside. Losing your way was a great risk in the pre-Renaissance times. A scientific instrument like a working compass or a sundial was only available to the wealthiest travelers. A compass opened the world to the curious and enterprising. It's no wonder that European explorers ventured into most unknown corners of the world in the centuries that followed. Distressed French finish.
Authentic Models Polaris Compass CO027 Compass an instrument from a time when travel was an uncertain activity at best. Pilgrims, artists, and merchants followed ancient routes without much signposting to show the way. If they didn't get to the next inn, local convent, or hospital before dark, they might have to camp outside. Losing your way was a great risk in the pre-Renaissance times. A scientific instrument like a working compass or a sundial was only available to the wealthiest travelers. A compass opened the world to the curious and enterprising. It's no wonder that European explorers ventured into most unknown corners of the world in the centuries that followed. Distressed French finish.
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