Colton National Flags Spiral Journal — J. H. Colton & Co. 1863–1866 Vexillological Chart New York

J. H. Colton’s National Flags chart of c. 1863–1866 — a vexillological document produced in New York showing over 100 national and commercial flags — is reproduced in full across both covers. The front presents the complete chromolithographic chart: a dense grid of flags arranged by nation and maritime use, engraved by J. H. Colton & Co. and printed in New York circa 1863–1866; the back extends the same chart, completing the panorama with commercial ensigns, pilot signals, and the flags of nations that no longer exist — the Russian-American Company, the Kingdom of Hawaii, the Confederate States, the Kingdom of Siam — a document of the world as it was, in all its vanished complexity.

Product Details

• Format: Spiral-bound lined journal
• Pages: 150 perforated lined pages (90 gsm) for easy removal
• Binding: Removable metal spiral — folds flat for comfortable writing
• Dimensions: 5.75 × 8 inches
• Cover: Glossy laminated full-wrap print — front, back, and inside covers
• Production barcode on back cover (0.5" × 0.5")

Perfect For

• Vexillologists, flag enthusiasts, and cartography collectors celebrating J. H. Colton’s 1863 chromolithographic chart
• History lovers drawn to the vanished nations documented in the chart — Hawaii, the Confederacy, Russian America, Siam
• Geography students and educators using historical flag charts as teaching documents
• Maritime history enthusiasts fascinated by commercial ensigns and pilot signals of the Civil War era
• Thoughtful gift for travellers, historians, and anyone captivated by the world as it once was
• Anyone who finds in a grid of flags a portrait of a world in all its vanished complexity