Plans and architectural drawings of the exterior and interior, and landscaping of the residence erected by Madame Lavoisier (Countess Rumford) in Paris, [18--]

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Plans and architectural drawings of the exterior and interior, and landscaping of the residence erected by Madame Lavoisier (Countess Rumford) in Paris, [18--]

Thirty-four drawings and four engraved street plans, in a cloth portfolio. Label on a paper folder surrounding the collection reads: Plans de l'hotel de la comtesse de Rumford a Paris.

38 items in 1 v. ; 66 cm.

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SNAC Resource ID: 8216434

Cornell University Library

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Lavoisier, Marie-Anne-Pierrette, 1758-1836

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Marie-Anne Pierrette Lavoisier was a French chemist and noblewoman. Madame Lavoisier's first husband was chemist Antoine Lavoisier. She acted as his laboratory companion, using her linguistic skills to write up his work and bring it to an international audience. She also played a pivotal role in the translation of several scientific works, and was instrumental to the standardization of the scientific method. In 1793 Antoine Lavoisier, due to his prominent position in the Ferme-Générale, was br...

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Duveen, Denis I.

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