Architecture
Articles about Jefferson's architectural interests, influences, and accomplishments.
Thomas Jefferson Encyclopedia
The trusted source for information on Thomas Jefferson and his world with more than 1,100 articles written by Monticello's researchers and scholars.
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![Monticello's West Front with the sun reflecting off the semicircular window just below the house's dome.]()
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![A modern-day map of Jefferson's travels in England, France, Italy, Germany.]()
Places
Articles about places Jefferson personally visited, places he showed an interest in, and places with a Monticello connection.
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![Framed engraving of the Declaration by John Binns (1819) feature a ring of 16 small portraits of various Founders]()
Politics
Articles on Jefferson's political career and public life.
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Science & Exploration
Articles on Jefferson's lifelong interest in science, exploration, and technology written by Monticello researchers and scholars.
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![A modern-day portrait of Thomas Jefferson in early 19-century attire with a speech bubble next to his head that says, "I said what?!"]()
Spurious Quotations
A list of fake, inaccurate, and bogus quotations frequently attributed to Thomas Jefferson.
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![Digital model of the interior of the "Negro Quarter" featuring two large rooms with a common wall with a hearth and chimney below two loft spaces.]()
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![A small wood-and-daub, a-frame structure with a simple wooden door, two windows, and a chimney on one side.]()
"Servant's House" o.SlaveryEncyclopedia -
![A small wooden a-frame structure with a simple wooden door and wood-covered window near the top.]()
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![Digital recreation of three wooden slave dwellings in front of a tall wooden fence; digital image by Rendersphere, LLC]()
"Servant's Houses" r., s. & t.SlaveryEncyclopedia -
![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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![Shelves with copper pans and cooking utensils like the walls of Monticello's restored kitchen, which features a brick floor, a large hearth, a large preparation table, and a row of stew stoves along the left wall.]()
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![Printed version of Jefferson's "A Bill for the more general diffusion of Knowledge"]()
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![A modern-day portrait of Thomas Jefferson in early 19-century attire with a speech bubble next to his head that says, "I said what?!"]()
A fine spiced pickle...(Spurious Quotation)Spurious QuotationsEncyclopedia -
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A Midsummer-Night's Dream (Engraving)ArtEncyclopedia -
![Cover of a printed version fo Jefferson's A Summary View of the Rights of British America (July 1774)]()
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![Asia map by Aaron Arrowsmith. Courtesy of Library of Congress.]()
Aaron Arrowsmith Maps of Africa, Asia, and EuropeObjectsEncyclopedia -
![Portrait of Aaron Burr by John Vanderlyn, showing the then Vice President in a side view looking to his left, balding with slightly graying hair, wearing a dark coat and a high-collared white shirt tied round with a fine white neckerchief.]()
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![Portrait of Abigail Adams wearing a bonnet.]()
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Adamantios KoraesPeopleEncyclopedia -
![Check for $35 signed as Th:Jefferson to Mr. Petit, drawn from the Bank of the United States; on brown paper with printed horizontal musical-clef-like design down right-hand side and a hand-drawn cross in the middle bottom]()
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![1798 map of Europe by Aaron Arrowsmith, courtesy David Rumsey Map Collection]()
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![AI generated image from an original Monticello photograph.]()
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Aimé Jacques Alexandre Bonpland (Silhouette)ArtEncyclopedia -
![AI generated image from an original Monticello photograph of an Albemarle Pippin apple tree.]()
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![Half-length painting of Albert Gallatin at 42 years old, balding with brown hair, brown eyes, and hawk nose, looking slightly right and wearing a dark coat and white neckerchief.]()
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![The alcove bed in Jefferson''s bed chamber.]()
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![Bust of Alexander Hamilton]()
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![Bust of Tsar Alexander I dressed in Roman-style robe over an early 19th-century collar and neckerchief.]()
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![Silhouette of Baron Alexander von Humboldt]()
Alexander von Humboldt (Silhouette)ArtEncyclopedia
