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Jack Sparrow's compass.
- "How can we sail to an island that nobody can find with a compass that doesn't work?"
"Aye, the compass doesn't point North, but we're not trying to find North, are we?" - ―Will Turner and Joshamee Gibbs on Jack Sparrow's compass
A compass was a device that showed the cardinal directions used for navigation and geographic orientation. It commonly consisted of a magnetized needle or other element, such as a compass card or compass rose, which could pivot to align itself with magnetic north. Compasses often showed angles in degrees, with these numbers allowing the compass to show bearings which were commonly stated in degrees.
In 2600 B.C., the compass was first used by the Chinese.[1] By the Age of Piracy, a mystical compass that could point to whatever its user wanted most became an item, most notably used by Captain Jack Sparrow.[2][3][4][5][6]
Behind the scenes[]
Compasses first appeared in media relating to the 2003 film Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl,[2] namely Irene Trimble's junior novelization.[7] The real-world historical fact that the compass was first used by the Chinese in 2600 B.C. was included in the bonus feature Scoundrels of the Sea: Piecing Together the Treasured Past of Pirates, which was included in the early Blu-ray releases in 2006.[1]
Appearances[]
- Walt Disney's Pirates of the Caribbean
- Jack Sparrow: The Coming Storm
- Jack Sparrow: The Siren Song
- Jack Sparrow: Dance of the Hours (Mentioned only)
- The Price of Freedom
- Pirates of the Caribbean: Armada of the Damned
- The Legend of Captain Jack Sparrow
- A Pirate's Adventure: Treasures of the Seven Seas
- Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl
- Revenge of the Pirates!
- The Eye of Despair!
- Pirates of the Caribbean Online
- Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest
- Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End
- Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides
- Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales
- Kingdom Hearts II (Non-canonical appearance)
- LEGO Pirates of the Caribbean: The Video Game (Non-canonical appearance)
Sources[]
- Scoundrels of the Sea: Piecing Together the Treasured Past of Pirates
External links[]
Notes and references[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Scoundrels of the Sea: Piecing Together the Treasured Past of Pirates - Archived
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl
- ↑ Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest
- ↑ Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End
- ↑ Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides
- ↑ Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales
- ↑ Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl (2003 junior novelization)