Thomas Hutchins (born in 1730 - died in 1789) was a Military Engineer, Cartographer, Geographer and Surveyor. By the age of 30, Thomas Hutchins was an experienced frontiersman, a veteran of the French and Indian War, and a skilled Indian agent. He was best known, however, as a formidable surveyor, cartographer, and geographer. Events Pope Clement XII elected September 17 - Change of emperor of the Ottoman Empire from Ahmed III (1703-1730) to Mahmud I (1730-1754) Anna Ivanova (Anna I of Russia) became czarina Births April 16 - Henry Clinton, British general (d. ... 1789 was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... Cartography or mapmaking (in Greek chartis = map and graphein = write) is the study and practice of making maps or globes. ... Map of the Earth ( Medium) ( Large 2 MB) Wikimedia Commons has media related to: Geography Table of geography, hydrography, and navigation, from the 1728 Cyclopaedia. ... Surveyor at work with a leveling instrument. ... The French and Indian War is the common American name for the decisive nine-year conflict (1754–1763) in North America between the Kingdom of Great Britain and its North American Colonies against France and its North American Colonies, which was but one of many theatres of the Seven Years...

A native of New Jersey, the particular combination of skills made Hutchins the perfect candidate for surveying the vast western regions of the British North American empire. In 1766, he was officially assigned to duty as an engineer in the British army, gradually becoming the most respected surveyor and map maker in the colonies. From 1764 through 1768, he took part in expeditions spanning the west from the northern reaches of the Mississippi Valley to New Orleans, and in 1770, was transferred from the Illinois territory to Pensacola, where he was charged with reorganizing the provincial defenses and mapping. Official language(s) None defined, English de facto Capital Trenton Largest city Newark Area  - Total  - Width  - Length  - % water  - Latitude  - Longitude Ranked 47th 22,608 km² 110 km 240 km 14. ... 1766 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... 1764 was a leap year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... 1768 was a leap year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... Official language(s) English Capital Jackson Largest city Jackson Area  - Total  - Width  - Length  - % water  - Latitude  - Longitude Ranked 32nd 125,443 km² 275 km 545 km 3 30°13N to 35°N 88°7W to 91°41W Population  - Total (2000)  - Density Ranked 31st 2,697,243 23. ... Nickname: The Crescent City, The Big Easy, The City That Care Forgot Official website: http://www. ... 1770 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... Official language(s) English Capital Springfield Largest city Chicago Area  - Total  - Width  - Length  - % water  - Latitude  - Longitude Ranked 25th 149,998 km² 340 km 629 km 4. ... Nickname: The City of Five Flags Official website: http://www. ...

As Bernard Romans was engaged in mapping West Florida, Hutchins compiled maps, charts, and intelligence reports to create a comprehensive picture of the physical geography of the entire region, even offering a plan to take New Orleans, should the opportunity arise. With the outbreak of the war in 1776, he may have thought his chance had come. Having speculated in southern lands for years, he now angled to instill himself as the chief engineering officer in the Gulf south, but in 1779, letters to Hutchins from an expatriate American associate, Samuel Wharton, were intercepted by British agents and interpreted as treasonous. Hutchins was imprisoned for seven weeks, and even after being acquitted, his military career was ended. Bernard Romans (1720 - 1784) was a navigator, surveyor, cartographer, naturalist, engineer, soldier, promoter and writer. ... Official language(s) English Capital Tallahassee Largest city Jacksonville Area  - Total  - Width  - Length  - % water  - Latitude  - Longitude Ranked 22nd 170,451 km² 260 km 800 km 17. ... This article is about the year 1776. ... 1779 was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... Samuel Wharton (May 3, 1732– March, 1800) was an American merchant and politician from Dover in Kent County, Delaware. ...

In some desperation, Hutchins acted "out the treason with which he had been slandered." Approaching Benjamin Franklin, he took an oath of loyalty to the United States and in May 1781, accepted the post of Geographer of the United States (see Department of the Geographer to the Army, 1777-1783), assigned to duty in the south. In hopes of raising funds, he published a version of the reports he had prepared for the British ten years before, issuing it as an historical narrative and topographical description of Louisiana, and West-Florida. Benjamin Franklin by Jean-Baptiste Greuze 1777 Benjamin Franklin (January 17 [O.S. January 6] 1706 – April 17, 1790) was one of the most prominent of the Founders and early political figures and statesmen of the United States. ... Look up May in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... 1781 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... Department of the Geographer to the Army: The surveyors and cartographers of the Continental Army during the American Revolution. ...

In 1788, Hutchins became immersed in one of the several late eighteenth century cabals seeking to wrest control of Louisiana. Hoping to revitalize the colony for Spain, he was prepared to renounce his citizenship to become surveyor general, however he died before his plans came to fruition. 1788 was a leap year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... Official language(s) English and French Capital Baton Rouge Largest city New Orleans at last census; probably Baton Rouge since Hurricane Katrina Area  - Total  - Width  - Length  - % water  - Latitude  - Longitude Ranked 31st 134,382 km² 210 km 610 km 16 29°N to 33°N 89°W to 94°W Population...

The bulk of this biography was provided by the American Philosophical Society The American Philosophical Society, founded in 1743 by founding father Benjamin Franklin, continues to operate to this day. ...

In 1783, Hutchins received the Copley Medal from the Royal Society for "his Experiments to ascertain the point of Mercurial Congelation." 1783 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... The Copley Medal is a scientific award for work in any field of science, the highest award granted by the Royal Society of London. ... The premises of the Royal Society in London (first four properties only). ...