| PLATE I. |
1 Banner of Sir John Botetourte.
2 Banner of Sir Ralph de Monthermer.
3 Banner of Sir Hugh Touches.
4 Banner of Sir William de Ridre.
5 Banner of Sir Hugh Bardolph.
6 Banner of Sir John de Holderton.
7 Banner of Sir Henri de Percy.
8 Banner of Sir Hugh de Courtenay.
9 Banner of Sir Aymer de Valence.
10 Banner of Sir John de Bar.
11 Banner of Sir William de Grandison. | |
| PLATE II. |
12 Percy Flag, Crescent Badge.
13 Arctic Sledge-flag, Expedition of 1875-76.
14 The Percy Standard.
15 Standard of Sir Thomas de Swynnerton.
16 Arctic Sledge-flag, Expedition of 1875-76.
17 Banner of St. Edmund.
18 Banner of Simon de Montfort.
19 Banner of St. Edward. | |
| PLATE III. |
20 Streamer, Tudor Fleur-de-Lys Badge, 1520.
21 Streamer, Tudor Portcullis Badge, 1520.
22 Standard of Henry VIII.
23 Streamer, Tudor Rose Badge, 1520.
24 Streamer, Tudor Red Dragon Badge, 1520.
25 Pendant of H.M.S. Lion.
26 Pendant of H.M.S. Tiger.
27 Pendant of Warship of 1520. | |
| PLATE IV. |
28 Guidon form of Flag.
29 Abnormal form of Pennon.
30 Lancer Pennon of present day.
31 Pennon, Royal Horse Artillery, 1813.
32 Flag from Early German Book.
33 Modification of Pennon form.
34 Flag of H.M.S. Niger, 1797.
35 Ecclesiastical Flag, MS. British Museum.
36 Burgee, the Ducal Shipping Line.
37 Early form of Banner, MS. British Museum.
38 Burgee, McIver’s Shipping Line.
39, 40, 41, 42 Examples from Bayeux Tapestry. 4 illus. | |
| PLATE V. |
43 The Royal Standard of King George III.
44 The Royal Standard of Queen Victoria. | |
| PLATE VI. |
| 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51 Illustrations of perverted ingenuity and crass ignorance, taken from street decorations on occasions of general rejoicing. | |
| PLATE VII. |
52, 53 Flags from early Spanish Map in British Museum, 1502.
54, 55 Early Portuguese Flags, British Museum.
56 The Guinea Company.
57 East India Company.
58 Early form of Algerian Flag.
59 Russian-American Company.
60 Early English War Flag.
61 Heligoland Flag during British Possession.
62 The Flag of Savoy.
63 Flag of the Grand Seigneur.
64 Turkish Flag. | |
| PLATE VIII. |
65 Ship Flag, Reign of George I.
66 Early form of Red Ensign.
67 London Train Bands: The Blue Regiment, 1643.
68 London Train Bands: The Yellow Regiment, 1643.
69 Flag of Warship, 16th Century.
70 Flag of H.M.S. Tiger.
71 St. George, and Tudor Livery Colours.
72 London Train Bands: The Green Regiment, 1643.
73 Flag of Union of England and Scotland.
74 Pendant of H.M.S. Lion, 1745.
75 Scottish Blue Ensign.
76 Scottish Red Ensign.
77 Banner of St. Alban’s Abbey.
78 Jack of Warship of the 16th Century.
79 Suggested forms for Union Flag, 1801. | |
| PLATE IX. |
80 Early Union Flag, England and Scotland.
81 Commonwealth Flag, England and Scotland.
82 Commonwealth Flag, England and Ireland.
83 Standard of Cromwell.
84 Scotch suggestion for Union Flag, 1801.
85 Flag of Commonwealth.
86 Commonwealth Flag of England and Ireland.
87 Early Form of Irish Flag, MS. in British Museum.
88, 89 Suggested Forms for second Union Jack. | |
| PLATE X. |
90 Union Flag of Great Britain and Ireland.
91 Cross of St. George of England.
92 Cross of St. Andrew of Scotland.
93 Cross of St. Patrick of Ireland.
94 Regimental Colours: 24th of the Line, the 2nd Warwickshire Regiment. | |
| PLATE XI. |
95 The White Ensign, Man-of-War.
96 The Blue Ensign, Naval Reserve.
97 The Red Ensign, Merchant Service.
98 Victualling Service.
99 Admiralty Flag.
100 Ranelagh Yacht Club.
101 Yare Yacht Club.
102 Royal Thames Yacht Club.
103 Dublin Bay Yacht Club.
104 Pilot Jack.
105 Board of Trade Flag.
106 Flag of Lord-Lieutenant of Ireland.
107 Customs House Flag.
108 Ordnance Flag. | |
| PLATE XII. |
109 Green’s Blackwall Line.
110 Cunard Line, Liverpool.
111 Peninsular and Oriental Company.
112 Australasian Naval Company.
113 Devitt & Moore, London.
114 Canadian Pacific Company.
115 Donald Currie & Co., London.
116 Union Steamship Company, Southampton.
117 Mediterranean and New York Shipping Company.
118 Houlder Brothers & Company, London.
119 White Star Line, Liverpool.
120 New Zealand Shipping Company.
121 Britannia, H.R.H. the Prince of Wales.
122 Ailsa, A. B. Walker, Esq.
123 Valkyrie, The Earl of Dunraven.
124 Hester, Major W. H. Gretton.
125 Dream, W. H. Jones, Esq.
126 Carina, Admiral Montague. | |
| PLATE XIII. |
127 Cape Colony, Government.
128 Queensland, Government.
129 Canada, Commercial.
130 Canada, Government.
131 Badge of Straits Settlements.
132 Badge of British North Borneo.
133 Badge of Tasmania.
134 Victoria, Commercial.
135 Victoria, Government.
136 Badge of New Zealand.
137 Badge of Fiji.
138 Badge of New South Wales.
139 Flag of Viceroy of India.
140 Portion of Pendant, Government Colonial vessels.
141 Governors’ Flag, West Australia. | |
| PLATE XIV. |
142 American Insurgent Flag, 1775.
143 Admiral’s Flag, U.S. Navy.
144 Flag used at Bunker’s Hill.
145 American Pine-tree Flag.
146 The Stars and Stripes of the United States.
147 New England Navy Flag, 1776.
148 Massachusetts Flag, 1775.
149 Pine-tree and Stripes.
150 Early American Flag.
151 Portion of Pendant, U.S.Navy. | |
| PLATE XV. |
152 Confederate States of America.
153 Confederate, the Southern Cross.
154 Southern Cross, modified.
155 South Carolina State Flag, 1861.
156 Louisiana State Flag.
157 Chili, portion of Pendant.
158 South Carolina, 1775.
159 South Carolina State Flag, 1861.
160 Texas State Flag.
161 Chili, Commercial.
162 Guatemala, Flag of 1851.
163 Guatemala, Flag of 1858. | |
| PLATE XVI. |
164 Colombia (formerly New Granada), Commercial.
165 Uruguay, General Service.
166 Guatemala, Government.
167 Costa Rica, Commercial.
168 Paraguay, Government.
169 Brazil, General Service.
170 Venezuela, Commercial.
171 Bolivia, Commercial.
172 Mexico, Government.
173 Portion of Pendant, Brazil.
174 Peru, Government.
175 San Salvador, General Service.
176 Argentine, Government.
177 Ecuador, Government.
178 Hayti, Commercial. | |
| PLATE XVII. |
179 Oriflamme.
180, 181 Early French forms of Flag.
182 Soissonois Flag.
183 Bourbon Flag.
184 Standard of Charles VI.
185 Standard, French.
186 Man-of-War Pendant.
187 Standard, French.
188 Flag of French Guards, 1563.
189 Flag of Republic, France.
190 Tricolor of 1790.
191 Modern French Tricolor. | |
| PLATE XVIII. |
192 Spain, War.
193 Spain, Commercial.
194 Royal Standard of Spain.
195 Portugal, Royal Standard.
196 Portugal, General Service.
197 Italy, Commercial.
198 Papal Merchant (obsolete). | |
| PLATE XIX. |
199 Saxony.
200 Waldeck.
201 Saxe Weimar.
202 Pomerania.
203 Wurtemburg.
204 Oldenburg.
205 Mecklenburg Strelitz.
206 Brunswick.
207 German Empire, War Ensign.
208 German Empire, Jack.
209 Saxe-Coburg-Gotha.
210 Schomberg Lippe.
211 West Prussia.
212 Hesse.
213 Austria, Government.
214 Austro-Hungarian, Commercial.
215 Russian Jack.
216 Poland. | |
| PLATE XX. |
217 Russian Man-of-War.
218 Russia, Commercial.
219 Early Form of Russian Ensign.
220 Russia, Consul General.
221 Russia, Chargé d’Affaires.
222 Russia, Ambassador or Minister.
223 Russia, Transport Service.
224 Danish Man-of-War.
225 Danish, Commercial.
226 Russian Imperial Standard.
227 Swedish, Commercial.
228 Norwegian Man-of-War.
229 Union Flag of Sweden and Norway.
230 Flag of Norway.
231 Flag of Sweden.
232 Switzerland. | |
| PLATE XXI. |
233 Greece, Commercial Flag.
234 Italian Jack.
235 Turkey, Commercial.
236 Belgium, Commercial.
237 Holland, Royal Standard.
238 Turkey, Standard.
239 Turkey, Government.
240 Tunis, Government. | |
| PLATE XXII. |
241 Bulgaria.
242 Roumania.
243 Servia.
244 Japanese Ensign.
245 Japanese Imperial Standard.
246 Japanese Transport Flag.
247 Chinese Merchant Flag.
248 Japanese Guard Flag.
249 Orange Free State.
250 Liberia.
251 Congo State.
252 Rajah of Sarawak.
253 South African Republic. | |
| PLATE XXIII. |
254 to 267 Fourteen Flags from the Signal Code of the Royal Navy.
268 Special Flag of the Coast Guard.
269 to 278 Code of Sir Hope Popham, used by Nelson at Trafalgar, &c. 10 illus.
279 to 286 Special Battle Signals, code suggested in 1788. 8 illus.
287 to 296 Numerical Code. Signal Code of 1788. 10 illus.
297 to 306 Pilot Signals of various Nationalities. 10 illus. | |
| PLATE XXIV. |
307 to 324 The Flags of the International Code. 18 illus.
325 The Signal-hoist for the Eddystone Lighthouse, B.D.T.F.
326 Code-signal for the Port of London, B.D.P.Q.
327 Code-signal of SS. Germanic, N.V.B.Q.
328 Code-signal of the Hesperus, M.N.D.L.
329 Code-signal of H.M.S. Devastation, G.R.C.T.
330 “Do you wish to be reported?” B.P.Q.
331 “All safe!” V.K.C.
332 “Report me to Lloyd’s Agent.” P.D.S.
333 “Do you want assistance?” H.V.F.
334 “Has any accident happened?” B.G.H. | |
| PLATE XXV. |
335 to 339 Signal Flags of SS. Australia, Arcadia, Massilia, Victoria, Bengal. (Are all Vessels in the P. & O.)
340 to 344 Signal Flags of SS. Oroya, Orient, Ophir, Orotava, Ormuz. (Are all Vessels of the Orient Line.)
345 to 349 Signal Flags of SS. La Touraine, Lafayette, Ville-de-Tanger, Amerique, Saint-Germain. (Are all Vessels of the Compagnie Generale Transatlantique.) | |
| PLATE XXVI. |
350 to 354 Flag-signals of some of the numerous Victorias on the Shipping List.
355 to 359 Flag-signals of some of the numerous Australias on the Shipping List.
360 to 364 Flag-signals of some of the numerous Britannias on the Shipping List. | |