This was one of the most exciting and important discoveries during the initial research carried out by Foundation historians. Mary Goodwin, a cousin of Dr. Goodwin, found this 18th-century copper plate at Oxford University's Bodleian Library. It is thought to have been an illustration created for an unpublished description of Virginia by William Byrd II.
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The drawing consists of a map of the small farm, showing the locations of various buildings and outbuildings, bee hives, and dating the various additions to the original house as it grew. ]]>