Maritime History of the Great Lakes

Green's Marine Directory of the Great Lakes, 1920, p. 49

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SHOWING EVERY POINT AND DEGREE. THE COMPASS The Chinese claim to have invented the Compass in the year 2(134 B. C, but the earliest date that they appear to have used it at sea was about 300 A. D. The Italians have always contended that Flavio Gioza of Amalfa, Italy, invented the Compass in the year 1362 A. D., but it has been proven that the Compass was well known as a nautical instrument long before that date. READ CAREFULLY EVERY ADVERTISEMENT IN THIS DIRECTORY 49

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