Title
Dutch manuscript with colour drawings of 201 maritime flags of the worldC1740
Year/Period
c1740
Region
Holland
Material
Dimension
Object size: Part 001: 16.5 x 11.0 x 4.9 cm,
Object size: Part 002: 16.0 x 10.4 x 2.3 cm,
Object size: Part 003: 15.8 x 10.0 x 2.2 cm
Object size: Part 002: 16.0 x 10.4 x 2.3 cm,
Object size: Part 003: 15.8 x 10.0 x 2.2 cm
Accession No.
2018-00035
Collection of
This is a c1740 Dutch manuscript with illustrations of maritime flags from across western and eastern world. The 201 colour drawings come with Dutch titles identifying each of them. Included are those from the British Isles, the Dutch Republic, Spain, France and the East Indies. The profusion of flag types and their diverse regional identities illustrates the complexity of the 18th century marine world which accommodated various competing naval forces with differing political reigns and ambitions.
