Mercer County - Trenton - Lecture - Rediscovering British Surveyor and Mapmaker John Hills @ Patriots Week
Lecture - Rediscovering British Surveyor and Mapmaker John Hills Trenton Free Public Library 120 Academy St, Trenton, New Jersey 08608 Thursday, December 26, 5:30-6:30pm "Rediscovering British Surveyor and Mapmaker John Hills" by Adam E. Zielinski The development of cartography in the 18th century was vital to how citizens of North America came to understand their identities within their communities. Often is the case, the profession of making maps is underappreciated in the historical narrative. This presentation will focus on the work of British surveyor and cartographer John Hills, whose life produced nearly seventy detailed manuscripts of events between 1777-1815. Beginning as a junior officer in the British Army, his work illustrated many of the towns and regions, particularly in New Jersey, where His Majesty’s forces did battle with the Americans. Following the war, Hills established himself in Philadelphia and spent years working for the federal government, privately ...