Notes and Queries, Vol. 12: A Medium Intercommunication for Literary Men, General Readers, Etc;; July December, 1879 (Classic Reprint) - Hardcover

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ISBN 10: 0656048794 ISBN 13: 9780656048793

Publisher: Forgotten Books, 2018

Synopsis

Excerpt from Notes and Queries, Vol. 12: A Medium Intercommunication for Literary Men, General Readers, Etc;; July December, 1879

We can thus understand why Bailey and others should explain the word ancient to mean a flag or streamer set in the stern of a ship. This was the flag that usually bore the heraldic sign belonging to the ship or its captain.

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Edition details

• Publisher: Forgotten Books
• Publication date: 2018
• ISBN 10: 0656048794
• ISBN 13: 9780656048793
• Binding: Hardcover
• Language: English
• Number of pages: 558