Engineers and Inventors of the Enlightenment

The atlas holds 5 people and 135 moments here, from 1687 to 1815.

Moments

1. 1741 Departure from Saint Petersburg for Berlin Leonhard Euler
2. 1741 Arrival in Berlin Leonhard Euler
3. 1743 Birth at Shadwell Plantation Thomas Jefferson
4. 1745 Childhood at Tuckahoe Plantation Thomas Jefferson
5. 1750 Surveys from Winchester George Washington
6. 1753 Family home in Charlottenburg Leonhard Euler
7. 1753 Return to Shadwell Thomas Jefferson
8. 1753 Reaches Fort Le Boeuf George Washington
9. 1755 Rejoins Braddock near the Monongahela George Washington
10. 1758 Study with James Maury Thomas Jefferson
11. 1759 Establishes household at Mount Vernon George Washington
12. 1761 College of William & Mary student Thomas Jefferson
13. 1766 Return to Saint Petersburg Leonhard Euler
14. 1767 Lawyer living at Shadwell Thomas Jefferson
15. 1770 Moved into Monticello South Pavilion Thomas Jefferson
16. 1771 Home destroyed by fire Leonhard Euler
17. 1772 Marriage to Martha Wayles Skelton Thomas Jefferson
18. 1775 Joins Congress in Philadelphia George Washington
19. 1775 Occupies Cambridge headquarters George Washington
20. 1776 Drafted Declaration of Independence Thomas Jefferson
21. 1776 Continental Congress delegate in Philadelphia Thomas Jefferson
22. 1776 Returned to Virginia legislature Thomas Jefferson
23. 1776 Watches the battle from Fort Lee George Washington
24. 1776 Attacks the Trenton garrison George Washington
25. 1777 Enters winter quarters at Valley Forge George Washington
26. 1779 Virginia governor at Governor's Palace Thomas Jefferson
27. 1779 Stays at Ford Mansion George Washington
28. 1781 Assembly met at Monticello Thomas Jefferson
29. 1781 Escape to Poplar Forest Thomas Jefferson
30. 1781 Evacuated Richmond with Virginia government Thomas Jefferson
31. 1781 Summer residence at Poplar Forest Thomas Jefferson
32. 1781 Meets French commanders at Newport George Washington
33. 1781 Arrives in Williamsburg George Washington
34. 1781 Leads army toward Yorktown George Washington
35. 1781 Visits Mount Vernon en route to Yorktown George Washington
36. 1783 Death in Saint Petersburg Leonhard Euler
37. 1783 Bids farewell at Fraunces Tavern George Washington
38. 1783 Resigns command in Annapolis George Washington
39. 1783 Returns home after the Revolution George Washington
40. 1784 Tours the Ohio Country George Washington
41. 1784 At Boston before Atlantic departure Thomas Jefferson
42. 1784 Arrival as diplomat in Paris Thomas Jefferson
43. 1786 London meeting with George III Thomas Jefferson
44. 1787 Southern France and northern Italy journey Thomas Jefferson
45. 1787 Visited Genoa during European tour Thomas Jefferson
46. 1787 Visited Milan during European tour Thomas Jefferson
47. 1787 Visited Turin during European tour Thomas Jefferson
48. 1787 Arrives for the Constitutional Convention George Washington
49. 1789 Arrives in New York George Washington
50. 1789 Departs Mount Vernon for the presidency George Washington

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