Une Boussole dans la Mer
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Literature
Sources and parallels
- De la Feuille, Devises Et Emblemes 1697 [web], p/no. 10/12
- Saavedra Fajardo, Principe [1655], embl. 24
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A compass at sea on a starry night- Deity, God (in general) ~ Christian religion [11A]
- night ~ landscape (sometimes titled 'Nox') [23R141]
- stars [24D]
- compass [25C21]
- sea (seascape) [25H23]
- position-finding at sea; nautical instruments (+ variant) [46C282(+0)]
- Direction, Orientation (+ emblematical representation of concept) [51L3(+4):11A]
- proverbs, sayings, etc. (with TEXT) [86(IMMOBILIS AD IMMOBILE NUMEN)]