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Can anyone explain why the Scottish flag on this map from 1504 has a red cross on a white background?
The section of the map below is from a nautical chart by the Portuguese cartographer Pedro Reinel (c.1462 – c.1542). On it, Scotland is shown with a red St. Andrew's Cross on a white background.
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