Art

This is arguably the most desirable engraving of Richmond, VA. Made by J. W. Hill around 1854, this piece pictures the city right before the Civil War. (more…)

A beautiful, untouched map by “Speed”. In reality, John Speed had been dead for decades when this map came out in his atlas in 1676. (more…)

A nice map of Virginia and West Virginia by Culton of New York. Copyrighted in 1882, this map is in excellent condition. (more…)

An adorable oil painting featuring a lady feeding chickens with a hamlet in the background. Words cannot express how sweet this piece is. The chickens are just…adorable. (more…)

This is an original engraving of the famous “The Last Meeting” by Everett B. D. Julio. It features General Robert E. Lee and General “Stonewall” Jackson meeting on the field of battle with Fredericksburg in the background. (Ignore the mountains, the painter took some artistic liberties with that part.) (more…)

“Striking, meticulous, colorful, pristine” are just some of the words that describe this piece. This is one of the finest silk embroidery pieces one may ever see. Even saying this, does not do this piece justice. (more…)

Catesby Engravings

A nice trio of Mark Catesby’s engravings from Natural History of Carolina, Florida and the Bahama Islands. He published these and other images between 1729-1747. (more…)

“Battle of the Monitor and Merrimack” by Kurz and Allison, Circa 1889

A great engraving of “Battle of the Monitor and Merrimack” by Kurz and Allison.  This world famous battle represented major innovations in civil and military technologies.

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