Selected Pre-1720 Maps of the Illinois Country
With an Emphasis on Illinois Tribal Locations
Note: Below each map is a selection of geo-tribal references used by the cartographer (in italics), followed by brief editorial notes. Spellings of tribal names have been standardized for clarity.
Sanson “Amerique Septentrionale” (detail) 1650
Lac des Puans (Ho-Chunk) : Green Bay
N. du Feu (Nation of Fire) : South of the lakes, east of Ohio River
Allouez & Marquette “Lac Tracy” 1669
Lac des Ilinois : Lake Michigan
Bay des Puans (Ho-Chunk) : Green Bay
Way to the Illinois at 150 leagues toward the south : Overland route from Chequamegon Bay, Wi.
Marquette “Autograph Map” 1673
Peoria: At the Hass/Hagerman site on Mississippi River
Moinguena: On the Des Moines River
Kaskaskia: At the Zimmerman site on the Illinois
Tamaroa (“Maroa”): In prairies of eastern Illinois
Cahokia: Not depicted:
Michigamea: Two villages on Lower Mississippi
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Franquelin-Jolliet “La Frontenacie” 1674
Peoria (300 cabins): At the Hass/Hagerman site site on Mississippi River
Kaskaskia: At the Zimmerman site on the Illinois
Tamaroa: Not depicted
Cahokia: Not depicted
Michigamea: On Lower Mississippi above Arkansas River
Franquelin “Louisiana / Voyages of La Salle” 1684
(from 1682 information)
Peoria: At the Hass/Hagerman site on Mississippi River
Moinguena: On unknown river south of the Des Moines
Matoagami (Michigamea?) : At headwaters of tributary of Illinois River in
eastern Illinois (erroneous? Kaskaskia River?)
Villages where the Mastsagamy are now : On south bank of the Missouri,
upstream from the Mississippi.
Tamaroa and Cahokia: On Cahokia Creek
Delisle “Louisiana” 1718
Old village of the Illinois: Zimmerman site on the Illinois (abandoned)
Peoria: At Pimiteoui (Peoria Lake)
Tamaroa and Cahokia: On Cahokia Creek
Kaskaskia: On Kaskaskia River, also known as Michigamea River before 1705
Lake of the Michigamea: St Francis River, Arkansas