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A Striped Ensign in Philadelphia in 1754?
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- Ansoff, Peter (Author)
Title
A Striped Ensign in Philadelphia in 1754?
Abstract
The flag of the East India Company has been frequently cited as a possible precursor to the U.S. flag, in part based on an engraving showing it flying in Philadelphia Harbor in 1754. This incisive and well-researched analysis demonstrates that in decorating a view of the city, the artist simply lifted an image of a “Bombay Grab” from an earlier engraving—the ship and flag were never in America.
Publication
Raven: A Journal of Vexillology
Publisher
North American Vexillological Association (NAVA)
Date
2008
Volume
15
Pages
1-22
Journal Abbr
Raven
ISSN
1071-0043
Archive
NAVA Digital Library
Language
[eng] English
Library Catalog
NAVA Publications Index (NPI) // International Vexillological Index (IVI)
License
open access
Extra
[IVI.CID] 70d7799b-57c7-4e99-9d5e-f5423e9426a3
Citation
Ansoff, Peter. 2008. “A Striped Ensign in Philadelphia in 1754?” Raven: A Journal of Vexillology 15: 1–22. NAVA Digital Library. https://www.nava.org/digital-library/Raven_v15_2008_p001-022.pdf.
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