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Item #15 Confederate War Etchings. CIVIL WAR, ADALBERT VOLCK

Confederate War Etchings.

[CIVIL WAR]. ADALBERT VOLCK (1828-1912)

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Boys Playing 'Paw-Paw'

Boys Playing 'Paw-Paw'

BURNHAM, THOMAS MICKELL

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Item #17 The Van Rensselaer Saber c. 1792. late 18th century American

The Van Rensselaer Saber c. 1792

American, late 18th century

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A Collection of the Dresses of Different Nations, Antient and

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

Jefferys, Thomas

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Item #25 A PATTERN 1776 TYPE RIFLE BY MORRIS

A PATTERN 1776 TYPE RIFLE BY MORRIS

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Item #18 Major Jonathan Cass (1753-1830). C. 1800 AMERICAN SCHOOL

Major Jonathan Cass (1753-1830)

AMERICAN SCHOOL, C. 1800

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Item #16 Un Mariage Civil Aux Etats-Unis. Sailor's Wedding in the United. RICHARD CATON...

Un Mariage Civil Aux Etats-Unis. Sailor's Wedding in the United...

WOODVILLE, RICHARD CATON, After

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Item #35 Portrait of Lieutenant Thomas Brent, 1781. RA JAMES NORTHCOTE

Portrait of Lieutenant Thomas Brent, 1781

JAMES NORTHCOTE, RA (1746-1831)

LT George Brent by James Northcote, 1781

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Heath 1812 VA Presentation Sword

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

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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Established in 1998, James L. Kochan specializes in important early Americana, notably that relating to early exploration, military and maritime history of the 18th and early 19th 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 Assoc., 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 antique shows per year, in addition to participating as a speaker or panelist at various public and professional conferences and seminars.  

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