Samos, from Flags of All Nations, Series 2 (N10) for Allen & Ginter Cigarettes Brands 1890

This lithograph, "Samos, from Flags of All Nations, Series 2," is a part of a larger collection of trading cards issued in 1890 by the Allen & Ginter company to promote their brand of cigarettes. The card depicts the flag of Samos, featuring a white cross on a red and blue field, against a backdrop of a desert landscape with camels and figures. The design, with its bold colors and simple depiction, would have been easily recognizable to the intended audience of the time. The card is now housed in the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City.