Title: Compass Rose Title Vads Collection: Public Monuments and Sculpture Association

Description: Circular polished coloured granite mosaic in the form of a compass. From 'The Bay and other Artwalks': 'The symbolism suggests exploration to the farthest reaches of the globe, but also refers to the spiritual dimension of Scott's journey, ideas of humility before va...

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Main Author: Sculptor: Boyesen, Sebastien
Format: Other/Unknown Material
Language:unknown
Published: 1997
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Online Access:http://www.vads.ac.uk/large.php?uid=67237
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Summary:Description: Circular polished coloured granite mosaic in the form of a compass. From 'The Bay and other Artwalks': 'The symbolism suggests exploration to the farthest reaches of the globe, but also refers to the spiritual dimension of Scott's journey, ideas of humility before vast challenges; honour, vision and destiny. The epitaph, a quotation from Tennyson, which appears on a cross in Antarctica where Scott and his colleagues met their deaths, forms the centrepiece.' Additional Information: The paving mosaic commemorates Captain Scott's expedition to the South Pole, which sailed from Cardiff Dock on 15 June 1910 in the Terra Nova.