York, livery colours of house of [21]

COLOURED PLATES.
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.

PERSONAL FLAGS—MEDIÆVAL PERIOD.
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.

The Botolph Printing Works, Crosskey Square, Little Britain, E.C.
NOTES

[1] "Every Isle differs from each other in their Fancy of making Plads, as to the Stripes in Breadth and Colours. This Humour is as different through the main Land of the Highlands in so far that they who have seen those Places are able at the first View of a man's Plad to guess the Place of his Residence."—Martin's "Description of the Western Islands," 1703. See also "Old and Rare Scottish Tartans," by Donald Stewart, all illustrated by actual pieces woven in silk to a reduced scale. The latest tartan, that of Balmoral, was devised by Prince Albert in the year 1848.

[2] In mediæval days the pastoral staff or crook of the bishop often had a small scarf attached to it. This was known as the vexillum, and was supposed to be derived from the Labarum, or standard of the first Christian emperor, Constantine the Great.