LA 212 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Philosophical Movement, Colonial Williamsburg, Individualism
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Greene town parterres allee serpentine walks serpentine wall re ection pool academical village. Most cartographers who sent maps back to england sent the to engravers. Engravers would talk the drawings and make them look prettier and more civilized in an attempt to encourage people to move to the colonies. Allowed colonists to control their environment to an extent and use it as a form of protection. Women brought a lot of plant seeds from home; fruit, burlap, owering plants. Most where kitchen gardens used to help feed the colony. Patterns are meant to be looked at from above. Created 4 main quadrants with parceled out lands throughout. Each quadrant had its own town center that had government related, public buildings, schools, and parks. Houses placed in middle of the properties to avoid disease transfer from each plot of land as well as to prevent res. Designed by james oglethorpe, english philanthropist and member of parliament.
