HISTORY OF THE NEW YORK IROQUOIS I27 



It is possible to make a map of all known Iroquois towns whicli 

 would be approximately correct, but the names of many are 

 unknown and the dates are conjectural. Mr L. H. Morgan issued 

 one of much interest, but it covers only one period, is largely tra- 

 ditional and has no reference to early times. On the whole, it 

 has been thought better to give a series of maps from Champlain 

 onward, replacing the obscure names of places by numeral refer- 

 ences to lists admitting of some explanation. The well known 

 Jesuit map of the Iroquois country in 1665 is omitted from these 

 because of its lack of details, and others for other reasons. Those 

 given are among the best of early maps, and interesting and 

 peculiar features will be found in all. At the suggestion of 

 Dr F. J. H. Merrill, however, a map of probable tribal distribu- 

 tion about 1600, has been prepared by the writer. 



W. M. Beauchamp 



Syracuse, March 2^, 1^04. 



