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Handsome pair of copper engravings, each containing over 40 marine flags. Included are flags of Poland (Fig 840), Venice (Fig. 852), Brandenburg (Fig. 862), Sardinia (Fig. 867), and Corsica (Fig. 876), among others. Engraved by Benard.

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Sharp impressions on bright sheets with minor offsetting and creasing.