Notes on the state of Virginia; written in the year 1781, somewhat corrected and enlarged in the winter of 1782, for the use of a foreigner of distinction, in answer to certain queries proposed by him… 1782.

Thomas Jefferson. Notes on the state of Virginia; written in the year 1781, somewhat corrected and enlarged in the winter of 1782, for the use of a foreigner of distinction, in answer to certain queries proposed by him… 1782. [Paris, Printed 1784-85]. The Paul Mellon Collection

A copy of the private printed edition dated 1782 but not printed until 1784-85. This copy was inscribed and presented by Jefferson to David Rittenhouse, an astronomer and mathematician who shared many of Jefferson's scientific interests.

Notes on the state of Virginia; written in the year 1781, somewhat corrected and enlarged in the winter of 1782, for the use of a foreigner of distinction, in answer to certain queries proposed by him… 1782. [Paris, Printed 1784-85].

Marquis de Lafayette’s personal copy with a dedication by Jefferson.

Notes on the state of Virginia. Written by Thomas Jefferson. Illustrated with a map, including the states of Virginia, Maryland, Delaware and Pennsylvania. London, 1787.

Jefferson’s personal copy with his notes for revision in the margins. A revised version was never published.

Observations sur la Virginie par M. J***.

Thomas Jefferson. Observations sur la Virginie par M. J***. Traduites de l’anglois. Paris, 1786. The Tracy W. McGregor Library of American History

The unauthorized French edition of Notes on the State of Virginia.