The Colonnade or Bower at West Point Designed by Major...

VILLEFRANCHE, Jean-Louis-Ambroise de Genton, chevalier...

Colonnade at West Point 1782

American Captain of Artillery, 1789

JAMES PEALE (1749-1831)

Artillerist by James Peale, 1789

A VIEW IN AMERICA IN 1778.

Matthew and Mary Darly after...

Revolutionary Rarity: A View in America 1778 Cartoon

An Important Presentation Medal Depicting Revolutionary War Naval Hero Stephen...

DAWKINS, Henry

Decatur Medal

Count Rochambeau at Yorktown, 1781.

Auguste Couder after John Trumbull.

Couder's Rochambeau at Yorktown

"Plans of the maneuvers, formations and positions of their officers...

[REVOLUTIONARY WAR].

Spanish Manual

NAVAL SAILING ORDERS SENDING SLOOP-OF-WAR ON CRUISE TO MAINE, 1782.

JOHN HANCOCK, Revolutionary Governor of...

Hancock orders

A Collection of the Dresses of Different Nations, Antient and...

Jefferys, Thomas

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ARTIFACTS - OBJECTS

Military and marine artifacts, including fine martial arms and occupational tools, historic costume and textiles and personal objects associated with historical figures of the 18th to mid-19th centuries, with primary emphasis on North America and the West Indies.

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Graham's Burial of General Fraser (detail)

FINE ART

Important 18th and 19th century paintings and drawings by professional and amateur artists, including topographical views, historical paintings, portraiture, marine and military art, and natural history. Heavy emphasis on North American and West Indian history during the Colonial-Early Republic periods.

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LIBRARY - ARCHIVES

Manuscripts, maps, prints, rare and collectible books and imprints and ephemera, especially those dealing with early military and maritime history, Colonial and Revolutionary America, the West Indies, and costume and textiles.

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James L. Kochan specializes in important early Americana, notably that relating to early exploration, military and maritime history of the 18^th and early 19^th centuries. including painting and drawings, artifacts, manuscripts, rare books and ephemera. We actively serve and support a clientele of distinguished private collectors, museums, and research libraries world-wide. The quality and breadth of our well-documented inventory is complimented by an extensive in-house research library and archive, allowing us to assist institutions and private clients in building and refining their collections with confidence.

Institutional clients include: Colonial Williamsburg, Historic Deerfield, The Historic New Orleans Collection, Fort Ligonier Association, Fort Ticonderoga, George Washington’s Mount Vernon Estate, The Jamestown-Yorktown Foundation, The Library of Congress, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, The National Army Museum (London), The National Museum of the Royal Navy, The National Museum of the US Army, The Osher Map Library, The National Museum of Scotland, The Smithsonian Institution, The Society of the Cincinnati, and the William L. Clements Library.

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Rare Mexican uniform exhibited by Kochan at 2016 Philadelphia Show

James L. Kochan exhibits at a handful of select collector shows per year, in addition to participating as a speaker or panelist at various public and professional conferences and seminars.

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