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DescriptionFlickr - …trialsanderrors - Johnson's new chart of national emblems, 1868.jpg
Johnson's new chart of national emblems (c. 1868). Etching and engraving on paper ; on sheet 46×67.3 cm.
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"Print showing the flags of various countries, those flown by ships, and the "Signals for Pilots." In the top left corner is the "United States" 37-star flag, in the top right corner is the "Royal Standard of the United Kingdom Great Britain & Ireland"; in the bottom left corner is the "Russian Standard" and in the bottom right corner is the "French Standard." The flags on this sheet differ slightly from those on another sheet numbered 4 [top left] and 5 [top right]."
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