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For what it's worth, I found a couple corresponding newspaper articles from 1894 regarding Chicago/Chilaga.

From Feb. 18th, 1894 Chicago Tribune, pg. 16, Chilaga is found on an old map from 1615:

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And a response six days later on Feb. 24th, on page 9, claims Chilaga is actually Chilapa misspelled, and the river is the River Grijalva in Yucatan:

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[BStankman]

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Great stuff. Shows how the academic "authority" operates.

From 1570 Ortelius World Map

The Raising of Chicago 1856

Based on Cartier's 1535 map.

 

[Mabzynn]

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Here's a better map with Chekagou in 1688:

Western part of Canada or New France where are the nations of Illinois, Tracy, Iroquois, and several other peoples, with newly discovered Louisiana etc. / drawn up on the most recent memoirs by Fr. Coronelli; corr. and increase by Sr. Tillemeon | Gallica

Interesting that it's near a Marble Mountain ...

1710-1719

Map of New France, showing the course of the great rivers of S. Laurens & Mississippi, now S. Louis, in the vicinity of which are the states, countries, nations, peoples, etc. from Florida, Louisiana, Virginia, Marie-Lande, Pensilvanie, New Jersay, Nouvelle Yorck, Nouv. England, Acadia, Canada, Eskimos, Hurons, Iroquois, Ilinois etc. and the Big Island of Newfoundland, set on the newest memories gathered for the establishment of the Compagnie françoise occident | Gallica

1744

Map of lakes in Canada / on the Depost Manuscripts of the Naval Plans and Newspapers and on the RP Newspaper. de Charlevoix by N. Bellin | Gallica