This set of journals, copied legibly but with many excisions into the last volume, 914 Sm61, is from a tour of Germany, Denmark, Sweden, France, and England, to inspect technological improvements in manufacturing and mining. There are accounts of visits with C.D. Ebeling, Friedrich Klopstock, J.A.J. Reimarus, Anders Sparmann, and Karl P. Thunberg. Smith bequeathed this journal to the American Philosophical Society with the request that it be published if found to contain information "useful to the manufactories of my country."
Thomas P. Smith was a chemist and mineralogist, and was elected to the American Philosophical Society in 1799.
Provenance
Custodial history:Presented by Thomas P. Smith, 1802; accessioned, 1900. See in-house shelf list for additional accession numbers.
General physical description
5 volumes, ca. 450 p., copy.
Early American History Note
These five volumes contain the travel journal of Thomas Peters Smith during his tour through Europe from 1800-1802. He was interested in learning about new technology in Europe. The journals record his observations. He often discusses the engineering developments he sees, sometimes drawing crude diagrams, as well as making observations on European society and culture. Countries visited include Germany, Sweden, Denmark, France, England.
Genre(s)
- Journals (notebooks).
- Scientific Data
- Travel Narratives and Journals
Geographic Name(s)
- Denmark -- Description and travel.
- England -- Description and travel.
- France -- Description and travel.
- Germany -- Description and travel.
- Sweden -- Description and travel.
Personal Name(s)
- Ebeling, Christophe Daniel, 1741-1817
- Klopstock, Friedrich Gottlieb, 1724-1803
- Reimarus, Johann Albert Heinrich, 1729-1814
- Smith, Thomas P., (Thomas Peters), 1777 or 8-1802
- Sparmann, Anders
- Thunberg, Carl Peter, 1743-1828
Subject(s)
- Americans Abroad
- International Travel
- Manufacturing processes -- Europe.
- Mines and mineral resources -- Europe.
- Science and Technology
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Vol. 1. Thomas P. Smith journal, (May 27-September 11, 1800) | 1800 | 1.0 Volume(s) | Volume 1 Request Item |
Vol. 2. Thomas P. Smith journal, (September 13, 1800-July 1, 1801) | 1800-1801 | 1.0 Volume(s) | Volume 2 Request Item |
Volume 3. Thomas P. Smith journal, (July 2, 1800-[i.e. 1801]-September 25, 1801) | 1800-1801 | 1.0 Volume(s) | Volume 3 Request Item |
Vol. 4. Thomas P. Smith journal, (October 10, [1801]-February 19, [1802]) | 1801-1802 | 1.0 Volume(s) | Volume 4 Request Item |
914 Sm61. Thomas P. Smith journal, 1800-1802 | 1800-1802 | 1.0 Volume(s) | Volume 1 Request Item |