18th century Period Art and Reproductions

At Black Dog Gallery we not only produce fine floorcloths and period frames, we also obtain and sell outstanding 18th century artwork prints, maps, and in some cases, reproductions. We have a wide variety of period artwork in our studios and also have access to collections throughout the country.

These pieces are great additions to any home, particularly anyone found of historic prints and 18th century American art. Below are just a few examples of the works in our studios. Please give us a call and let us help you find the perfect piece for your home, museum or historic location. You can also see examples on our frames page. Click on any image to see a larger version in a new window.

Antiques
We specialize in antique maps of the Chesapeake Bay area and natural history prints including Mark Catesby, Georg Ehret, George Edwards and Alexander Wilson. Our 18th century prints are original etchings and copper plate engravings. To create each print, the plate was inked and run through a press, printing the image in a single color -- usually black. from there each print was colored by hand using watercolors made from natural pigments.

The works we procure and have available in our shop and through online sales are true 18th century prints, created in the 1700s. If you're looking for a piece of 18th century American art, in most cases we can track it down and obtain it for you. Please scroll down for our reproduction map offerings.

Reproductions
To compliment our antique prints, Black Dog Gallery carries a select group of reproduction maps and natural history prints. Many of these prints and maps are not readily available or are extremely costly in the antique market. We are particularly proud of our historic maps, including many roller maps of varying sizes.

The images on this page of the Fry-Jefferson (right) and Mitchell (below) maps are examples of the quality maps we are able to obtain for our customers. Like other prints, the originals of these maps were hand-painted and reflect the known "lay-of-the-land" at the time they were created.

Our reproduction maps are hand-painted in-house and the coloring is based on the very rare antique examples in the Colonial Williamsburg Collection.