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Aaron 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.
Places
Articles about places Jefferson personally visited, places he showed an interest in, and places with a Monticello connection.
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![Asia map by Aaron Arrowsmith. Courtesy of the David Rumsey Map Collection.]()
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![1798 map of Europe by Aaron Arrowsmith, courtesy David Rumsey Map Collection.]()
EncyclopediaAfrica
A list of references to Africa in Jefferson's writings, reflecting his views on culture and exploration.
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EncyclopediaAnnapolis, Maryland
A list of Jefferson's visits to Annapolis, Maryland, which served briefly as the capital of the young American republic.
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![Fort Astoria, 1813. Earliest known illustration of Fort Astoria, by Gabriel Franchere, employed by John Jacob Astor, Courtesy Oregon Historical Society Research Library.]()
EncyclopediaAstoria
Founded by John Jacob Astor with Jefferson's support, Fort Astoria, Oregon was the first American settlement west of the Rockies.
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![The ruins of the Barboursville mansion.]()
EncyclopediaBarboursville
Barboursville in Orange County, Virginia, was the Barbour family plantation. Thomas Jefferson designed the main house for his friend, James Barbour, in the early 1800s.
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EncyclopediaBeverley Town, Virginia
Peter Jefferson was one of the original surveyors of Beverley Town in Henrico County Virginia, and left his property there to his son Thomas Jefferson.
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![Lower jawbone of an American Mastodon]()
EncyclopediaBig Bone Lick, Kentucky
Read about the history of the Big Bone Lick, Kentucky, and Jefferson's support of William Clark's excavations there, which uncovered an unprecedented trove of prehistoric fossils.
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EncyclopediaCoalbrookdale Iron Bridge
Jefferson was fascinated by the world's first iron bridge over the River Severn in Coalbrookdale, England, and hung a print of it in the Dining Room at Monticello.
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![The Wren Building at the College of William and Mary.]()
EncyclopediaCollege of William and Mary
Starting at age 16, Thomas Jefferson attended the College of William and Mary for two years before reading law with Williamsburg lawyer George Wythe.
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EncyclopediaDenmark
Find out about Thomas Jefferson's connection to Denmark through his diplomatic duties, his libraries, and his correspondence.
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EncyclopediaEdgehill
The plantation home of Thomas Mann and Martha Jefferson Randolph, where many Jefferson's grandchildren lived after his death.
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![Black and white photograph of Edgemont's Palladian portico with two tall chimneys and a bare tree in the foreground right.]()
EncyclopediaEdgemont
Edgemont is believed to have been designed by Jefferson as a home for his friend and neighbor, mill owner James Powell Cocke.
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![Modern black-and-white map of Virgina by Rick Britton]()
EncyclopediaElkhill
Elkhill was a relatively small plantation owned by Thomas Jefferson, located near Elk Island, at the mouth of Byrd Creek in Goochland County.
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EncyclopediaEppington
Eppington was the Georgian plantation home of Jefferson's daughter Mary Jefferson Eppes and her husband, John Wayles Eppes, in Chesterfield County, Virgnia.
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EncyclopediaErie Canal
Thomas Jefferson was a great admirer of the Erie Canal and his writings contain many reference to the project, compiled here by Monticello researchers.
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![Bill Barker portraying Thomas Jefferson on horse with spyglass in the autumn woods]()
EncyclopediaExtent of Jefferson's Travels
Find out how widely Thomas Jefferson traveled in North America and Europe.
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![Photographic image of the octagonal East Wing of the Farmington Country Club clubhouse, designed by Jefferson for his friend George Divers; (c) Thomas Jefferson Foundation.]()
EncyclopediaFarmington
The octagonal east wing of Farmington was designed by Jefferson for his friend, Farmington's owner, George Divers.
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![Joshua Fry and Peter Jefferson, cartographers; Thomas Jefferys, engraver and printer; cartouche designed by Francis Hayman; 1775 edition; image courtesy Library of Virginia.]()
EncyclopediaFry-Jefferson Map of Virginia
The Fry-Jefferson Map of 1751 by Col. Joshua Fry and Peter Jefferson greatly influenced Thomas Jefferson's interest in exploration and the American West.
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![J. Hotchkiss, Staunton, VA, 1867/Library of Congress]()
EncyclopediaGlenmore
Glenmore was an estate in Albemarle County, VA, located on the Rivanna River, opposite the community of Milton and near Jefferson's birthplace at Shadwell.
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![W.O. Shearer, 1860/Library of Congress]()
EncyclopediaHanover, Pennsylvania
Thomas Jefferson spent the night of May 12, 1776, at the Sign of the Horse on Frederick Street in McAlister's Town, as Hanover was known in its early days.
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EncyclopediaHighland
A look at Highland (formerly known as Ash Lawn-Highland), the plantation home of President James Monroe outside of Charlottesville, VA.
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![Artaria & Co., cartographer, publisher, 1854/Library of Congress]()
EncyclopediaHungary
Beyond its wines and brief remarks in diplomatic correspondence, Jefferson makes little mention of Hungary.
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![François Nicolas Martinet, Site of Hotel d'Langeac, Jefferson's residence in Paris - Lehigh University Library. Public Domain]()
EncyclopediaHôtel de Langeac
The Hôtel de Langeac was Jefferson's primary residence in Paris.
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![Modern black-and-white map of Albemarle County depicting several river and mountain systems as well as the locations of several places important to Thomas Jefferson]()
EncyclopediaIndian Camp
Indian Camp, was an estate adjacent to Monticello. Once owned by William Short, it is now known as Morven and is home to UVA's Sustainability Lab.
