American Provinces Overlap Land of the Iroquois
On the eve of the American Revolution, the land claimed by the Iroquois Indian Confederation and the American provinces overlapped in many places as is evident in this 1755 map by Lewis Evans. For the first time on a British map, the Indian nations and American colonies are treated as equals. “Aquanishuonigy” means the Land of the Iroquois.
On the eve of the American Revolution, the land claimed by the Iroquois Indian Confederation and the American provinces overlapped in many places as is evident in this 1755 map by Lewis Evans. For the first time on a British map, the Indian nations and American colonies are treated as equals. “Aquanishuonigy” means the Land of the Iroquois.