Archive of material related to Private Owen Weed Nimms, Company I, 12th Iowa Infantry Volunteers, Union Army. Nimms, originally of Maquoketa, Iowa, enlisted 1861 at the age of 19. He saw action at Fort Henry and Fort Donelson in Tennessee, and was listed as missing in action April 6 1862 in Shiloh, Tennessee (he was […]
Lot 57: Battle of Fort Donelson related letter archive and
An archive of material related to the Civil War Battle of Ft. Donelson and the 30th Illinois Infantry. Includes a CDV of General John Floyd published by E. Anthony from a Brady photographic negative, 4" x 2-3/8"), a shadowbox with three mother of pearl buttons and handwritten note "Buttons taken from Gen. Floyd's trunk Fort […]
Lot 55: Two 19th c. Maps, Tennessee & Kentucky
Two nineteenth century maps, both hand-colored, in matching molded natural color wood frames with green painted rabbet edges and gilt liners. 1st item: Map of Tennessee & Kentucky engraved by G. W. Boynton & Co., undated, showing counties. Image 7-3/4" x 10-1/8", framed 12-1/2" x 15-1/4". 2nd item: Tennessee map published by Anthony Finley, Philadelphia, […]
Lot 52: Three 18th C. maps incl. R. Vaugondy and J. Bayly
Item 1: Robert de Vaugondy hand colored map "Amerique septen trionale." French, 1750. 6 3/8" H x 6 1/2" W. Item 2: Robert de Vaugondy hand colored map "Mappe Monde" French, 1750. 6 3/8" H x 12 1/8" W. Item 3: J. Bayly copper engraved hand colored "A New Map of the World: Including all […]
Lot 53: Four 18th c. U.S. Maps, Mainly Southern
Four (4) 18th c. maps of southern United States. 1st item: Abraham Bradley Jr. "Map of the Southern Part of the UNITED STATES OF AMERICA" drawn and engraved for Morse's American Gazetteer. Boston, 1797. 8-1/4" H x 15-5/8" W. Provenance: Charles Edwin Puckett, Antique Art, Prints, Maps, Books, & Historical Documents. 2nd item: Thomas Kitchin's […]
Lot 54: 18th Century map of Tennessee with Native American
"Map of the Tennasee Government Formerly Part of North Carolina from the Latest Surveys, 1795," engraved by B. Tanner, published New York, J. Reid, L. Wayland & C. Smith, showing the Missisippi River to the "Apallachian Mountains" and part of Kentucky, along with Native American landmarks. Areas labeled include Knoxville, Fort Massac, Clarksville, Nashville and […]
Lot 51: Group of 18th & 19th c. French & English prints
Group of 18th and 19th century French and English colored engravings. 1st group: Two hand colored engravings from the Encyclopedia Londinensis. After images by Richard Corbould, engraved by J. Chapman, Published by J Wilkes Titled "Architecture and Astronomy" (Oct, 22 1803) and "Geography" (Nov 7th 1807) Both images feature views of neoclassical women using tools […]
Lot 50: William Posey Silva, Southern landscape, pine tree
William Posey Silva (Georgia/Tennessee, 1859-1948) oil on board impressionist landscape of a Southern pine forest, signed lower left "William P. Silva." New, early 20th century style giltwood frame with carved corner ornament. 15-3/8" x 11-3/8" sight, 22" x 18" framed. Found in the Chattanooga, TN area. Biography: William Posey Silva has been called "the finest […]
Lot 47: Richard Clarke watercolor, Polkton Mountain
Mountain landscape watercolor by Richard Clarke (American/Tennessee 1923 – 1997) . Signed and dated in the painting lower left margin, "Clarke, '65". Artist label en verso with the title "Polketon Mountain" and date "8-8-65". Most likely a reference to Polkton Mountain located in North Carolina. Unframed. Sight – 13 7/8" H x 18 3/4" W. […]
Lot 46: Richard Clarke Grouse Creek TN Watercolor
Mountainscape watercolor titled "Grouse Creek" by Richard Clarke (American, Tennessee 1923 – 1997) depicting a view of the Great Smoky Mountains. Signed and dated lower center, "Clarke, 62." On reverse, original label reads "Richard Clarke, Grouse Creek, 1962, Watercolor, ?-10-64." Sight: 19 1/2" H x 21". Framed: 28 3/4" H x 35 1/2" W". Biography: […]