Engraving was a historically important method of producing images on paper in artistic printmaking, in mapmaking, for commercial reproductions and illustrations for books and magazines, and also for decorating and identifying objects. Whether the latter use is undertaken for decoration, identification, commemoration, memorialization, or documentation, there are many ways engraving can enhance an object. Visit with Colonial Williamsburg’s Engravers to find out how engraving is done and the role it has played throughout history HERE.