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- catalog abstract "Consists of 39 of Rumford's drawings in pen and watercolor of his inventions; 24 drawings for him by Georg von Reichenbach, a Bavarian army engineer; maps; and engravings including some of the English Garden in Munich designed by Rumford and of plans for a military post near Dublin. Rumford's drawings are of a hackney carriage with wooden springs, coffeepots, portable stoves, fireplaces, chimneys, and mantelpieces. Reichenbach's drawings are of flint-lock muskets and other small firearms, field cannons, and military uniforms. Also contains drawings and engravings of miscellaneous scientific and architectural apparatus, by various hands, possibly not connected with Rumford.".
- catalog contributor b753872.
- catalog contributor b753873.
- catalog date "1795".
- catalog description "Benjamin Thompson Rumford Drawings, 1795-1806 (MS Am 1550-1550.1). Houghton Library, Harvard University.".
- catalog description "Consists of 39 of Rumford's drawings in pen and watercolor of his inventions; 24 drawings for him by Georg von Reichenbach, a Bavarian army engineer; maps; and engravings including some of the English Garden in Munich designed by Rumford and of plans for a military post near Dublin. Rumford's drawings are of a hackney carriage with wooden springs, coffeepots, portable stoves, fireplaces, chimneys, and mantelpieces. Reichenbach's drawings are of flint-lock muskets and other small firearms, field cannons, and military uniforms. Also contains drawings and engravings of miscellaneous scientific and architectural apparatus, by various hands, possibly not connected with Rumford.".
- catalog description "Electronic finding aid available http://nrs.harvard.edu/urn-3:FHCL.Hough:hou01180".
- catalog description "For reproductions and description see Brown, Sanborn C., "Scientific Drawings of Count Rumford at Harvard," Harvard Library Bulletin, IX, 1955, p. 350-364, plates I-XVI.".
- catalog description "Rumford, an applied physicist and inventor, as well as a soldier of fortune, and philanthropist, was born in Massachusetts, but after siding with the British in the American Revolution, lived mostly in England, Bavaria, and France. He studied heat, gunpowder, cooking equipment, lamps, wheels and other equipment and phenomena. Rumford was knighted in England, made a Count of the Holy Roman Empire by the Elector of Bavaria, founded the Royal Institution of Great Britain, and was active in various academic societies and institutes.".
- catalog description "Unpublished printed finding aid available in the Houghton Accessions Records, 1958-1959, under *58M-128PF and *58M-68PF.".
- catalog extent "2 boxes (1 linear ft.)".
- catalog isReferencedBy "For reproductions and description see Brown, Sanborn C., "Scientific Drawings of Count Rumford at Harvard," Harvard Library Bulletin, IX, 1955, p. 350-364, plates I-XVI.".
- catalog issued "1795".
- catalog language "Material is in French.".
- catalog language "fre".
- catalog spatial "Bavaria.".
- catalog spatial "Germany Munich".
- catalog spatial "Germany".
- catalog subject "Fireplaces.".
- catalog subject "Gardens, English Germany Munich 19th century.".
- catalog subject "Inventions Germany 19th century.".
- catalog subject "Military uniforms Bavaria.".
- catalog subject "Rumford, Benjamin, Graf von, 1753-1814.".
- catalog subject "Stoves.".
- catalog subject "Uniforms.".
- catalog subject "Weapons.".
- catalog title "Benjamin Rumford drawings, 1795-1806.".
- catalog type "Architectural drawings 19th century. gmgpc".
- catalog type "Drawings 19th century. gmgpc".
- catalog type "Drawings Germany 19th century. gmgpc".
- catalog type "Engravings 19th century. gmgpc".
- catalog type "Maps. aat".
- catalog type "image".