The Standards, Flags and Colours of all Nations.
[n.d., c.1750.]
Engraving. 185 x 125mm (7¼ x 4½").
A collection of illustrations of flags, with a large 'Standard of Great Britain' and fifteen smaller flags, including Naval ranks, the East India Company, Guinea Company & New England ensign. Unusual flags include: the Budge (Budgee) flag, on which the Cross of St George was replaced by the Union flag; and the 'Scotch Union Flag', on which the Cross of St Andrew is at the forefront of the Union Flag. The flags are engraved using a colour code (ie. blue denoted by horisontal lines, red by vertical lines).
[Ref: 37606] £120.00
Engraving. 185 x 125mm (7¼ x 4½").
A collection of illustrations of flags, with a large 'Standard of Great Britain' and fifteen smaller flags, including Naval ranks, the East India Company, Guinea Company & New England ensign. Unusual flags include: the Budge (Budgee) flag, on which the Cross of St George was replaced by the Union flag; and the 'Scotch Union Flag', on which the Cross of St Andrew is at the forefront of the Union Flag. The flags are engraved using a colour code (ie. blue denoted by horisontal lines, red by vertical lines).
[Ref: 37606] £120.00