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Unique Father's Day Gift Ideas

From stunning Vortic watches and fine suede briefcases, to vintage WWII propellers and eagle bookends, we have tons of gift ideas for Father's Day Gifts. We selected some of our favorite cocktail a...

Pictorial Maps: Drawing in a New Wave of Map Collectors

Recent auction trends have shown an increased demand for American pictorial maps from the 1920-50s. Once considered mass-produced ephemera and overlooked by serious map collectors, these maps are n...

From Corsica to Saint Helena- the Eccentric Life of Napoleon Bonaparte

A famed military figure, Napoleon Bonaparte is arguably one of the most famous Frenchmen to ever emerge out of the 19th century. His legacy endures in the form of endless literature that meticulous...

Illustrating Mark Twain's "Huckleberry Finn"

The drawings Edward Kemble produced for Adventures of Huckleberry Finn were his first book illustrations, and the ones he is still best known for. A young yet prodigious illustrator for magazines a...

Designing the Stars and Stripes

Most historians credit Francis Hopkinson as the designer of the first American flag. Read more about the story behind the star pattern.

J.R.R. Tolkien: One of the World’s Greatest Fantasy Authors

After the success of The Hobbit, Tolkien wrote The Lord of the Rings over the span of thirteen years, between 1939 and 1952. Its final length was an astonishing 1,192 pages! In this weeks blog, re...

The First Frigate of the United States Navy

On March 27, 1794, the United States Congress authorized construction of the original six frigates of the United States Navy. On May 10, 1797, the U.S.S. United States, a wooden hulled, three-maste...

1858 Mitchell’s Map of the United States - A Snapshot in History

Mitchell became one of the most prominent American map publishers of the mid-19th century and his visual record of the early Unites States gives us an incredible lens into the rapid growth of our ...

Yellowstone: The World's First National Park

In honor of the 151st anniversary of Yellowstone becoming the United States first National Park, we take a deeper dive into the history of Yellowstone and how it captivated not only U.S. travelers,...

Douglas Adams: British Sporting Artist

Douglas Adams (1853-1920) was a London based landscape painter. He exhibited in the Royal Academy between 1880 and 1894, showed at the Society of British Artists, the Grosvenor Gallery, and the Ne...