Villages in the Illinois Country. Hutchins, Thomas, 1778 View larger, zoomable image ... Date: 1778. This historical cartographic image is part of the David Rumsey Historical Map Collection, www.davidrumsey.com, a large collection of online antique, rare, old, and historical maps, atlases, globes, charts, and other cartographic items.

Map provided by David Rumsey. Author is Hutchins, Thomas and published by J. Almon in 1778. The easy-to-use getaway to historical maps in libraries around the world..

This circa 1778 map details Illinois Country, an area east of the Mississippi River that stretched south from the village of Cahokia to Kaskaskia (spelled her as Kaskaskias) in the present-day state of Illinois. Long inhabited by Indian nations, this region came under French control in the late seventeenth and early eighteenth centuries, then British control after the French and Indian War in ...

1778 - Illinois Country - Ceded by Virginia. 1784 - Northwest Territory. 1800 - Indiana Territory ... 29 Individual Illinois Boundaries Maps 1790-1859. Comments and administrative-type problems or for suggestions, concerns or complaints regarding a specific web site within the ILGenWeb Project, should be emailed to the State Coordinator.

A Plan of the several Villages in the Illinois Country, with Part of the River Mississippi &c. by Thos. Hutchins. Depicted date 1778

Thomas Hutchins map of settlements in the Illinois Country in 1778. The fort was to be the seat of government for the Illinois Country and help to control the aggressive Fox Indians. The fort was named after Louis, duc de Chartres, son of the regent of France. Because of frequent flooding, another fort was built further inland in 1725.

A plan of the several villages in the Illinois Country, with part of the River Mississippi &c. Type of Resource. ... Maps. Date Issued. 1778. Division. Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division. Creator. Hutchins, Thomas, 1730-1789. More Details Cite This Item Image ID 57380897. ... Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division ...

Hutchins, Thomas; A Plan of the several Villages in the Illinois Country, with Part of the River Mississippi &c. by Thos. Hutchins.; 5045.002; An uncolored map showing the local roads, sprints, and topography of the land.

Media in category "1778 maps of Illinois" The following 2 files are in this category, out of 2 total. Fort Kaskaskia Illinois Country Map 1778 Cropped.jpeg 569 × 472; 117 KB

Jun 9, 2024 · 1778–2000 Illinois Historical Counties Courtesy of the Newberry Library. On this site you can zoom into a county area and see what boundary changes occurred on any given date. ... Maps of Illinois Counties in 1876: Together with the Plat of Chicago and Other Cities and a Sampling of Illustrations.1876. Reprint, Knightstown, Indiana: Mayhill ...