Though the English map trade clearly prospered, much of its production was engraved elsewhere, or was adapted or pirated from foreign sources since only a few mapmakers had the resources or skills needed for original work. Hyman currently is writing a monograph to supplement the exhibition. The book will be published by Colonial Williamsburg. The Colonial Williamsburg Foundation's award winning DeWitt Wallace Decorative Arts Museum, supported by the DeWitt Wallace Fund for Colonial Williamsburg, displays the foundation's exceptional collection of English and American decorative arts. Entered through the reconstructed Public Hospital of 1773, the museum is on Francis Street near Merchants Square and is open daily.
Hours vary seasonally.
Admission is included in any Colonial Williamsburg admission ticket or by separate one-day or annual museums ticket. Spring 2002 - Tampa, Florida When Columbus arrived in the New World in 1492, he found the gold ornaments and heard tales of great quantities of gold to the south. Dreams of wealth and opportunity would fuel exploration and immigration for the next five hundred years. Myths and Dreams will he on display at the Tampa Bay History Center.