Bonaventure Cemetery: An Iconographical Insight into Victorian Views on Death
Bonaventure Cemetery is one of the oldest and most famous cemeteries in Savannah, Georgia. Its name derives from the Italian saying, buona ventura, meaning “good fortune” [1]. The land Bonaventure is located on was once the plantation homes of the Tattnall and the Torrey family. The Tattnall family plantation was built in the 1760’s alongside …