I have 3 done so far. Opinions and input welcome.

Tuxedo cats (Artemis Clyde Cat and Pixie) say "What?"

This is more of concept piece for a scalebar for this specific compass rose, but hopefully gives you and idea of what I'll be trying to do. I'm not crazy about the placement of the roses, but don't hate it either. Input is welcome because it will guide me for other styles.

I learn so much from everyone here and really appreciate this discussion. I feel like I finally understand something that I've had trouble wrapping my brain around. If you were standing here I'd probably give you a little hug out of sheer joy. LOL

Sounds like there is interest in expanding this into something that would be suitable for an annual. I think if I did that I would want to make them more compatible to current mapping styles. Maybe make them a bit more hand drawn looking while still keeping the same level of detail. Scale bars are needed, and I like Remy's idea of legend boxes too.

I'll experiment and come back to see what you think.