Detail View: JCB Map Collection: A plan of the several Villages in the Illinois Country, with Part of the River Mississippi &c.
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Accession Number:
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32912
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File Name:
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32912-1
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Call number:
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D778 H974t (copy 1)
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Map title:
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A plan of the several Villages in the Illinois Country, with Part of the River Mississippi &c.
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Place of Publication:
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London
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Publisher:
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Thos. Hutchins
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Publication date:
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1778
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Map size height:
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18.3 cm.
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Map size width:
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12.5 cm.
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Item description:
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fold-out engraved map; preceding title page
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Geographical description:
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Map of a section of the Mississippi River, including the Kaskaskias village, Fort Chartres [Charters], Saint Louis, other Indians villages, an old windmill, grist mill, and fort. Also includes the road from Kaskaskias to Cahokia. Cartographic elements include scale, compass rose, and some topographical details.
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Source author:
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Hutchins, Thomas, 1730-1789
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Source title:
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A topographical description of Virginia, Pennsylvania, Maryland, and North Carolina, comprehending the rivers Ohio, Kenhawa, Sioto, Cherokee, Wabash, Illinois, Missisippi [sic], &c. ...
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Source place:
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London : printed for the author, and sold by J. Almon, 1778
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Geographic Area:
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North America
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Historical notes:
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Commissioned as an ensign in the British Army in 1762, Hutchins was transferred to Fort Cavendish (formerly the French Fort de Chartres), about 45 miles downstream of present-day Saint Louis. His skills as a surveyor and tribal negotiator and his mathematical ability meant that he was often assigned the duties of mapping supply routes and recording strategic features in the opening North American frontier.
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Normalized date:
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1778
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Creator:
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Thomas Hutchins
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