History of the Union Jack and Flags of the Empire

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History of the Union Jack and Flags of the Empire examines the origin, proportions, and meanings of flags in relation to the British Realm. The title page promises references to other national ensigns, illustrations, and coloured plates. The preface says the history grew from a paper principally intended to explain to the writer’s boys how the flag acquired its present form.

The discussion of family emblems describes animal signs painted or embroidered on equipment or carved on weapons as evidence of origin. The account of the American flag attributes its design to stars and stripes in the coat of arms of the family of the successful Revolutionary general. The discussion distinguishes five-pointed stars associated with Washington armorial bearings from the six-pointed stars that would be used heraldically for a constellation.