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Jesuit Father Pierre Rafeix published a map in 1688 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, and the surrounding area that included land belonging to the five Iroquois nations.

Current-day Lake Simcoe was marked as “Lac Taronthe.” The Seneca Iroquois village located on the Humber River near present day Old Mill and Bloor Street was marked “theyagon,” and the Seneca Iroquois village located on the west side of the Rouge River, in present day Scarborough, was marked “Ganestikiagon.”

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In a 1680 map by Abbé Claude Bernou, “LAC DE TARONTO” was used as the name of current-day Lake Simcoe.

Teyoyagon, also known as Teiaiagon, was at this time a Seneca Iroquois village located on the Humber River near the present day intersection of Old Mill Road and Bloor Street.

Ganatchakiagon, also known as Ganatsekwyagon, was at this time a Seneca Iroquois village located on the Rouge River in Scarborough.