A compass rose is the star-looking shape on a map that points the directions of North, South, East, and West, and therefore, the answer is the 2nd choice: a drawing on a map showing compass points (direction).
Origins of the Compass Rose. The compass rose has appeared on charts and maps since the 1300's when the portolan charts first made their appearance. The term "rose" comes from the figure's compass points resembling the petals of the well-known flower. Naming them all off perfectly was known as "boxing the compass".
