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1796 Mutual Assurance Plat
A plat by Jefferson with detailed descriptions and sketches of the main house, South Pavilion, and structures along Mulberry Row.
Objects
Articles about objects related to Thomas Jefferson and his family in the Monticello collection.
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![Jefferson's sketch of Monticello and buildings along Mulberry with descriptions of each written out for insurance purposes, 1796. Labeled as N133; K136. Dimensions: 45.7 cm x 22.1 cm (18" x 8-11/16"). Original manuscript from the Coolidge Collection of Thomas Jefferson Manuscripts, Massachusetts Historical Society.]()
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EncyclopediaAaron Arrowsmith Maps of Africa, Asia, and Europe
An article about maps of Africa, Asia, and Europe by Aaron Arrowsmith, copies of which Thomas Jefferson owned and displayed at Monticello.
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Aimé Jacques Alexandre Bonpland (Silhouette)
Jefferson owned a silhouette of Aime Jacques Alexandre Bonpland, a botanist who collaborated with Alexander von Humboldt in his explorations of South America.
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EncyclopediaAlexander Hamilton Bust (Sculpture)
Jefferson displayed busts of himself and Alexander Hamilton in Monticello's Entrance Hall where they could sit "opposed in death as in life."
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EncyclopediaAlexander I (Sculpture)
Jefferson owned a bust of Russian Tsar Alexander I with whom he exchanged letters starting in 1804.
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Alexander von Humboldt (Silhouette)
Alexander von Humboldt, a celebrated explorer known for his scientific contributions, visited Jefferson in 1804, establishing a lifelong friendship.
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EncyclopediaAmericus Vespucius (Painting)
Jefferson's owned portraits of Vespucci, Columbus, Magellan, and Cortez, who deemed "early American worthies."
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EncyclopediaAndrew Jackson (Sculpture)
Learn about the importance of the sculpture of Andrew Jackson in the context of Jefferson's era and political landscape.
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Anthony Fothergill (Silhouette)
Anthony Fothergill was a doctor who accompanied a delegation led by Charles Willson Peale to meet Thomas Jefferson at the President's House in 1804.
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EncyclopediaAskos
Learn more about Jefferson's Silver Askos, an object based on a Roman design that his family called "the silver duck" and used it as a chocolate pot.
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EncyclopediaAstronomical Clock
Learn about the astronomical case clock and its place within Jefferson's collection of scientific instruments.
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EncyclopediaBack of State House, Philadelphia (Engraving)
The "Back of State House, Philadelphia" was part of William Birch's series of engravings that captured the vibrant then-capital as Jefferson knew it.
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EncyclopediaBank of Pennsylvania (Drawing)
A drawing of Benjamin Henry Latrobe's landmark Bank of Pennsylvania, sent to Jefferson in 1808 by architect Robert Mills, whose career Jefferson helped launch by connecting him with Latrobe.
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EncyclopediaBattle at Bunker's Hill (Engraving)
Jefferson owned a copy of Battle at Bunker's Hill, John Trumbull's epic depiction of a key event in the American Revolutionary War.
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EncyclopediaBenjamin Franklin Bust by Houdon (Sculpture)
Find out why Thomas Jefferson purchased a copy of Houdon's bust of Benjamin Franklin and displayed it at Monticello with other notable Americans.
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EncyclopediaBook Boxes
Discover the design and function of the book boxes Jefferson used to house and transport his library collection.
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EncyclopediaBookcase for Petit-Format Books
Learn about the design of a bookcase for petit format books in Jefferson's library at Poplar Forest.
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EncyclopediaBoston Athenaeum Sale of 1828
Find out why many of Jefferson's paintings were sold at auction in at Boston's Athenaeum in 1828 rather than the 1827 estate sale at Monticello.
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Bust of Anne-Robert-Jacques Turgot
Jefferson owned a bust of French intellectual and economist Anne-Robert-Jacques Turgot created by French sculptor Jean-Antoine Houdon.
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EncyclopediaCamera Obscura
Jefferson acquired several examples of the camera obscura, a device that led to the invention of photography.
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EncyclopediaCandelabrum with Reflector
Learn more about this unusual lighting device, sometimes called a "reading lamp," examples of which were owned both Thomas Jefferson and George Washington.
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EncyclopediaCandles
Read a collection of references to candles in Jefferson's letters and records.
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EncyclopediaCatalogue of Paintings
Read Jefferson's catalogue of paintings displayed at Monticello and his descriptions of them and their histories.
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EncyclopediaChateau des Tuileries (Engraving)
Jefferson owned an engraving of the Chateau des Tuileries, which was the site of many of Jefferson's social activities in Paris.
