Taming Waters, Transforming Worlds: Law, Land, & Belonging in 17th Century England & Virginia

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Tracing a transatlantic story from the English Fens to the Indigenous homelands of the Virginia Chesapeake, this exhibition unravels how the logic of improvement, codified in law and made visible through environmental interventions, redefined belonging and access to land. On view until June 4, 2027. 

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Main Gallery, Albert and Shirley Small Special Collections Library
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Taming Waters, Transforming Worlds: Law, Land, & Belonging in 17th century England & Virginia