1680, Map of the Great Lakes
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In a 1680 map by Abbé Claude Bernou, “LAC DE TARONTO” was the name of current-day Lake Simcoe. The villages of Teyoyagon, also known as Teiaiagon, and Ganatchakiagon, also known as Ganatsekwyagon, were marked on the map.
1688, Map of Lake Ontario
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In 1688, Jesuit Father Pierre Raffeix published a map titled, “LE LAC ONTARIO avec les lieux circonvoisins & particulierement les cinq nations Iroquoises.” The map consisted of Lake Ontario, also known as the Lake of Saint Louis, with the surrounding area marked as including territory belonging to the five Iroquois nations.
Current-day Lake Simcoe was marked as “Lac Taronthe.” The villages, theyagon (Teiaiagon) and “Ganestikiagon” (Ganatsekwyagon), were also marked.
1694, Map of Northern Louisiana
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Vincenzo Coronelli’s 1694 map of the Great Lakes drew from the reports of Jesuit Missionaries, marked with forts, Indian villages, and missionary stations. Lake Ontario is referred to as Lake “Frontenac” and Lake Simcoe is marked as “L Toronto.” The villages of “Toioiagon” (Teiaiagon) and “Canathe-Kiagon” (Ganatsekwyagon) are also marked.
