Pennant Collection

Revolutionary art, Museum of the Revolution, Havana, Cuba

Buddhist stupa known as Boudha at Bodhanath, Kathmandu, Nepal. Taken at Lhosar, the Tibetan new year, hence the abundance of new prayer flags

Swimming flag and patrolling lifeguard at Bondi Beach, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, Pacific

Bloomingdales, New York, USA

Mounties, Canada, North America

The Alamo, San Antonio, Texas, USA

Paddle steamer Natchez on the Mississippi River, New Orleans, Louisiana, USA

Buddist celebration of Losar (Tibetian New Year) where Buddists throw flower in the air, Bodnath, Katmandu, Nepal, Asia

Roman Catholic Metropolitan Cathedral, Liverpool, Merseyside, England, UK

Dutch Ship at Anchor off the Coast of Tsushima, 3rd month, 1859. Creator: Utagawa Hiroshige II
Dutch Ship at Anchor off the Coast of Tsushima, 3rd month, 1859

Windsor Castle, Windsor, Berkshire, England, United Kingdom, Europe

La Seigneurie garden, Sark, Channel Islands, United Kingdom, Europe

Buddhist stupa and prayer flags, Deqin, called Shangri-La, near the Tibetan Border, Shangri-La region, Yunnan Province, China, Asia

San Diegos most famous building, Hotel del Coronado dating from 1888, San Diego, California, United States of America (U.S.A.), North America

Welcome signs, Laem Tong beach, Phi Phi Don Island, Thailand, Southeast Asia, Asia

Buddhist stupa at Bodnath (Bodhnath) (Boudhanath), Kathmandu Valley, Nepal, Asia

Flags and lamps of the Chiocciola (snail) contrada in the Via San Marco during the Palio, Siena, Tuscany, Italy, Europe

Some of the flags of the European Union, La Defense, Paris, France, Europe

Union Jack, flag of the UK

Yak train approaches Tarboche, prayer flag pole in Lha Chu canyon, on the kora round sacred mountain, Mount Kailas (Kailash), Tibet, China, Asia

Opera House and Harbour Bridge, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, Pacific

Australian flag, Australia

Navy Pier, Chicago Illinois, United States of America, North America

View of Statue of Liberty from rear of bot with Stars and Stripes flag, New York, United States of America, North America

Jackson Square, New Orleans, Louisiana, USA, North America

John Hancock Center, Chicago, Illinois, USA

Skull and Crossbones
The Jolly Roger is the name given to any of various flags flown to identify a ships crew as pirates. The flag most usually identified as the Jolly Roger today is the skull and crossbones

THE MARX BROTHERS, 1932. Groucho (left) and Chico Marx in Horse Feathers, 1932

Skull and Crossbones - Inverted
The Jolly Roger is the name given to any of various flags flown to identify a ships crew as pirates. The flag most usually identified as the Jolly Roger today is the skull and crossbones

Memorial to General George Custer at the Little Bighorn Battlefiled National Monument, Montana, United States of America, North America

City Centre Doha Mall, the largest of the Middle Easts shopping malls with over 350 shops and an ice skating rink, Doha, Qatar, Middle East

BASEBALL GAME, 1967. Game between the Boston Red Sox (in the field) and the Minnesota Twins at Fenway Park in Boston, Massachusetts, on the last day of the regular season, 1 October 1967

The Catholic Liverpool Metropolitan Cathedral, Liverpool, Merseyside, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Banff Gondola and Scenic Overlook, Banff National Park, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Rocky Mountains, Alberta, Canada, North America

Buddhist stupa, Deqin, called Shangri-La, on the Tibetan Border, Shangri-La region, Yunnan Province, China, Asia

State Capitol dome, Columbia, South Carolina, United States of America, North America

Mount Rushmore National Monument, South Dakota, United States of America, North America

Pennants in Eyre Square representing the tribes (families) of Galway, County Galway, Connacht, Republic of Ireland, Europe

Sultans Palace, Muscat, Oman, Middle East

Panamanian flag, Panama, Central America

Swayambhunath (Swayambhu) (Monkey Temple) Buddhist stupa on a hill overlooking Kathmandu, taken at dawn with Orion in the sky behind the prayer flags, Kathmandu, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Nepal

Mexican flag, Mexico, North America

The Cathedral, Cartagena, Colombia

Vietnamese flags and portraits of Ho Chi Minh in a tourist shop, Hanoi, Vietnam, Indochina, Southeast Asia, Asia

Ho Chi Minh Museum, Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum complex, Hanoi, Vietnam, Indochina, Southeast Asia, Asia

Lebanese flag and the Martyrs statue in the BCD, Place des Martyrs in the reconstructed city, Beirut, Lebanon, Middle East

Navy Pier Ferris Wheel, Chicago Illinois, United States of America, North America

Guanajuato, Guanajuato State, Mexico, North America

The old market square, Antwerp, Belgium, Europe

A stupa bound with prayer flags stands under the walls of Leh Palace, Leh, Indus Valley, Ladakh, India, Asia

Decorations for the Day of the Dead festival with Parroquia de San Miguel Arcangel in the background, Plaza Principal, San Miguel de Allende, Guanajuato, Mexico, North America

Washington Monument and stars and stripes flags, Washington D.C. United States of America (U.S.A.), North America

South Carolina Society dating from 1804 in the historic centre, Charleston, South Carolina, United States of America (U.S.A.), North America

Ornate spire of St. Pierre Cathedral, old town, Geneva, Switzerland, Europe

Old Vintage sail boat based at Knapps Narrows, Tilghman Island, Talbot County, Chesapeake Bay area, Maryland, United States of America, North America

View to the Royal Palace, Norwegian National Day (17th May) Oslo, Norway, Scandinavia, Europe

Capri, Campania, Italy

Exterior detail of the town hall and French flag, Ventabren, Provence, France, Europe

Big Ben and Union Jack flag, Houses of Parliament, Westminster, London, England, UK, Europe

Mural of Camilo Cienfuergos on wall above a bicycle, Havana, Cuba, West Indies, Central America

Prayer flags over sky burial site, Lake Manasarovar (Manasarowar), sacred lake just south of Kailas (Kailash), Tibet, China, Asia

Marketplace, Bruges, Belgium

West Indian manatee, Trichechus manatus. (Round tailed manati) Vulnerable
FLO4640288 West Indian manatee, Trichechus manatus. (Round tailed manati) Vulnerable. Illustration copied from Thomas Pennant's figure of a specimen in the Leverian Museum

Black rhinoceros or hook-lipped rhinoceros, Diceros bicornis. (Two-horned rhinoceros). Critically endangered
FLO4640194 Black rhinoceros or hook-lipped rhinoceros, Diceros bicornis. (Two-horned rhinoceros). Critically endangered. Illustration by Mr. Paterson for Thomas Pennant

Lowland streaked tenrec, Hemicentetes semispinosus, native to Madagascar. (Asiatic hedgehog)
FLO4641142 Lowland streaked tenrec, Hemicentetes semispinosus, native to Madagascar. (Asiatic hedgehog, Erinaceus setosus) Illustration copied from Thomas Pennant

Spotted hyena, Crocuta crocuta. Illustration copied from Thomas Pennant's History of Quadrupeds
FLO4640828 Spotted hyena, Crocuta crocuta. Illustration copied from Thomas Pennant's History of Quadrupeds. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from " The Naturalist's Pocket Magazine

Tapir, Tapirus terrestris. Vulnerable. Illustration copied from Thomas Pennant
FLO4640868 Tapir, Tapirus terrestris. Vulnerable. Illustration copied from Thomas Pennant. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from " The Naturalist's Pocket Magazine, " Harrison

Knight armed for the bond, a joust where the horse's eyes were covered, 1512
FLO4678549 Knight armed for the bond, a joust where the horse's eyes were covered, 1512. Knight in visored salad helmet with ring hooked to the grand guard a la montoniere

Sir John Cornwall, First Baron Fanhope and Milbroke, English nobleman and soldier, 1364-1442
FLO4678472 Sir John Cornwall, First Baron Fanhope and Milbroke, English nobleman and soldier, 1364-1442. He wears a suit of plate armour, armorial tabard with a gold-crowned red lion on ermine field

Richard Fitzhugh, Constable of Chester and Standard Bearer of England, 1141
FLO4678445 Richard Fitzhugh, Constable of Chester and Standard Bearer of England, 1141. Richard Fitzhugh, Earl of Chester, carries the royal standard with two lions passant guardant

David, Earl of Huntingdon, Scottish nobleman, 1120. He wears a an embroidered broigne hauberk
FLO4678383 David, Earl of Huntingdon, Scottish nobleman, 1120. He wears a an embroidered broigne hauberk and carried a lance with pennant and targe shield. Handcoloured lithograph by R

Knight in armour for a joust a la haute bard, 1512. Knight in tilting helmet, breastplate with shoulder palettes
FLO4678509 Knight in armour for a joust a la haute bard, 1512. Knight in tilting helmet, breastplate with shoulder palettes, thighs, tilting lance with coronel and vamplate

The Great Horse Armoury in the Tower of London. Steel engraving by Henry Melville after an illustration by Gilbert
FLO4669665 The Great Horse Armoury in the Tower of London. Steel engraving by Henry Melville after an illustration by Gilbert from London Interiors, Their Costumes and Ceremonies, Joshua Mead

World War II, Japan, Senior Naval Captain's Flag
3035163 World War II, Japan, Senior Naval Captain's Flag; Private Collection; (add.info.: Imperial Japanese Naval Senior Captain's Rising Sun Pennant); © Don Troiani

Norman weaponry: banner on lance 231, flags 232-235, infantry lance 236, infantry shields or targe 237-239
FLO4702767 Norman weaponry: banner on lance 231, flags 232-235, infantry lance 236, infantry shields or targe 237-239 and cavalry shields 240-241

Alexander I King of Scotland - Alexander I, King of Scotland, 1107. Alexander the Fierce, 1078-1124
FLO4678322 Alexander I King of Scotland - Alexander I, King of Scotland, 1107. Alexander the Fierce, 1078-1124. He wears a helmet, hauberk tunic with hood

Bobcat or bay lynx, Lynx rufus. Illustration copied from Thomas Pennant. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from "
FLO4640918 Bobcat or bay lynx, Lynx rufus. Illustration copied from Thomas Pennant. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from " The Naturalist's Pocket Magazine, " Harrison, London

Songar rat, Mus songarus. Illustration copied from Thomas Pennant. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from " The
FLO4640378 Songar rat, Mus songarus. Illustration copied from Thomas Pennant. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from " The Naturalist's Pocket Magazine, " Harrison, London

Bobak marmot, Marmota bobak. Illustration copied from Thomas Pennant. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from "
FLO4640308 Bobak marmot, Marmota bobak. Illustration copied from Thomas Pennant. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from " The Naturalist's Pocket Magazine, " Harrison, London

Eastern grey kangaroo, Macropus giganteus. Illustration copied from Thomas Pennant
FLO4640831 Eastern grey kangaroo, Macropus giganteus. Illustration copied from Thomas Pennant. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from " The Naturalist's Pocket Magazine, " Harrison

HMS Pegasus - ex HMS Ark Royal
HMS Pegasus (ex HMS Ark Royal) at A Spithead re in 1938. HMS Pegasus was re-named from the 1914 HMS Ark Royal seaplane carrier, which saw action in WWI and in the 1920s She was re-named in 1934

Storming of Constantinople by Baldwin, Count of Flanders, (1204), 1890. Creator: Unknown
Storming of Constantinople by Baldwin, Count of Flanders, (1204), 1890. Following the Sack of Constantinople in April 1204, during the Fourth Crusade, Crusader armies captured, looted

Louis IX. Landing In Egypt, (1249), 1890. Creator: Unknown
Louis IX. Landing In Egypt, (1249), 1890. Louis IX of France landed in 1249 at Damietta on the Nile during the Seventh Crusade 1248-1254, wher he was to be defeated by an Egyptian army

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"Pennant: Uniting Cultures and Celebrating Diversity Across the Globe" From the serene Buddhist stupa known as Boudha at Bodhanath in Kathmandu, Nepal to the vibrant swimming flags and vigilant lifeguards at Bondi Beach in Sydney, New South Wales, pennants have become a symbol of unity and celebration worldwide. In 1859, Dutch Ship anchored off the coast of Tsushima showcased its majestic presence with a grand pennant fluttering proudly in the wind. Utagawa Hiroshige II captured this breathtaking moment through his artistic lens, immortalizing it for generations to come. Even prestigious establishments like Bloomingdales understand the power of pennants. They adorn their stores with these colorful banners, adding an element of joy and festivity to their shopping experience. Pennants also hold historical significance. At The Alamo in San Antonio, they serve as a reminder of bravery and sacrifice during one of America's most iconic battles. Meanwhile, Buddhist celebrations such as Losar embrace pennants as symbols of spiritual enlightenment and renewal. Art enthusiasts flock to Havana's Museum of the Revolution where revolutionary art takes center stage. Amongst these masterpieces are pennants that embody resilience and hope amidst tumultuous times. Travelers seeking tranquility find solace near Tibetan border town Deqin - often referred to as Shangri-La - where prayer flags flutter around Buddhist stupas. These sacred pennants carry prayers for peace and harmony across vast landscapes. The Chiocciola festival comes alive with vibrant flags and lamps illuminating streets while celebrating Italian culture's rich heritage. Similarly, Roman Catholic Metropolitan Cathedral in Liverpool showcases grandeur by adorning its premises with elegant religious-themed pennants. Across continents lies Canada's pride - Mounties donning their iconic red serge uniforms adorned with distinctive Pennant-shaped badges representing honor, duty, and service towards their nation.