Medieval Compass Rose Illustration - Historical Navigation Symbol #1328993 (License: Personal Use)

This intricately designed compass rose features a central red disc surrounded by concentric rings of white, red, and blue, with 16 ornate directional points in green, blue, brown, and gold. At the top sits a golden fleur-de-lis flanked by a blue star and cross, while a Maltese cross marks east-evoking 15th-16th century portolan charts and Renaissance cartography. The pattern integrates Gothic and Islamic geometric influences, emphasizing symmetry and symbolic orientation.

Used in historical educational content, museum exhibits, book illustrations, or web pages about navigation, maritime history, or medieval art; targets users researching antique maps, heraldry, or decorative symbolism.