Hutchins, Thomas

A NEW MAP OF THE WESTERN PARTS OF VIRGINIA, PENNSYLVANIA, MARYLAND AND NORTH CAROLINA; COMPREHENDING THE RIVER OHIO, AND ALL THE RIVERS, WHICH FALL INTO IT; PART OF THE RIVER MISSISSIPPI, THE WHOLE OF THE ILLINOIS RIVER, LAKE ERIE; PART OF THE LAKES HURON, MICHIGAN &C. AND ALL THE COUNTRY BORDERING ON THESE LAKES AND RIVERS. LONDON: THOMAS HUTCHINS, 1778

Engraved folding map (45 x 36 1/2 in.; 1144 x 926 mm), printed on four sheets, dissected into 32 sections and mounted on linen, contemporary outline handcoloring, engraved by T. Cheevers, a few engraved "Remarks" at bottom touting the natural resources of the area depicted. PROVENANCE: The Newberry Library (stamps on linen verso; Sotheby's New York, 1 November 1993, lot 96, sold to augment the permanent book acquisition funds of the Newberry Library)

Handsomely framed with UVIII Plexiglass. Some light marginal soiling, a few minor surface abrasions.