A RARE WORLD NAVAL ENSIGN AND FLAG CHART ON SILK, ENGLISH, 1839-1845, color ink on silk, verso an old paper label. 31 1/4" x 31 3/4" Note: To help date the present piece, which is updated, a look into the Texas and American flags/ensigns help when dating work. The Texas flag shown in the upper right resembles a mixture of the Burnet Flag, the Second Texas Navy ensign, and the Lone Star flag. The Texas flag presented here, though somewhat incorrect, the mistake likely a result of the changing political landscape of early Texas, nevertheless acknowledges Texas as a naval entity; the inclusion of the Texas naval ensign an important historical detail. In March 1839 the Zavala was the first ship commissioned into the Second Texas Navy. Secondly, the American Commodore's Pennant gives us a clue as to dating the work as the rank was abolished in 1857. Finally the 26 star United States of America ensign was flown July 4, 1837-July 4, 1845. Provenance: The Old Print Shop, Harry Shaw Newman, New York.

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