SUPERB c.1800 Antique Manuscript Book of Naval Flags of the World - Royal Navy

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SUPERB c.1800 Antique Manuscript Book of Naval Flags of the World - Royal Navy:
$4926.43

A superb book of naval Flags of the World, finely drawn in pen and watercolour, produced in Britain c.1800
Opening with a full-page watercolour of a sailor holding the British Royal Standard, followed by 208 naval Flags on thirteen leaves, the Flags finely drawn in ink and watercolour in groups of sixteen to a page, each page of Flags with an adjacent page of manuscript text listing the Flags depicted.
Comprising 28 leaves of laid paper without watermark, later endpapers, contained in a sympathetic modern binding of half-calf over marble boards, with a central calf title-panel to the upper cover reading \"A Display of the Naval Flags of all Nations collected from the Best Authorities\".
Size (when closed): 23.3 x 18.7 cm
Manuscript books of Flags of this quality are extremely rare on the market, it may well have been the reference book of a naval officer.
There are sixteen Flags to a page, with 208 Flags in total relating to regions of the World:
First page: The Union Jack as well as various ensigns and Flags of the Royal NavySecond page: France and its regions, including the Royal Standard and the Tricolour (then a new Flag)Third page: Various Flags of RussiaFourth page: Eastern Mediterranean city ports and Portuguese FlagsFifth page: Flags of the Catholic Netherlands and regionsSixth page: United States, countries of South America and others variousSeventh page: Germany and Austria, Baltic ports and MaltaEighth page: Algiers, Morocco and related FlagsNinth page: Dutch Flags including the Dutch East India CompanyTenth page: Turkish Flags and other Ottoman Flags including Mecca, Tripoli, Tunis, etc.Eleventh page: Various European Flags including Messina, Sardinia, Denmark, Norway, Dutch FlagsTwelfth page: Flags of China, Japan, Tartary, Persia, Greece, and othersThirteenth page: Italian cities including Rome, Venice, Genoa, Naples, etc.
Condition:Some very light age-toning and minor marks, entirely commensurate with careful handling over 215 years, one page with some crossings-out that were done by the original author. The modern binding is in excellent condition.Buy with confidence: Should you not be happy with your purchase, for whatever reason, return it to us within fourteen days for a full refund (not including our postage costs).
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