The maritime flags and standards of all nations, together with a geographical sketch
A pocket flag identification guide by Alphonso Figsbee, published in New York by A. Ranney in 1856 for sailors, merchants and shipping clerks, pairing national maritime ensigns with short geographical notes. The 110 plates show hand-coloured woodcut flags in red, blue and ochre, drawn as rippling cloth with heavy pen hatching, crowns and eagles inked in miniature on tinted paper.
