The Ebeling Sotzmann Map of 1796

The finest 18th–century map of Vermont, compiled by D.F. Sotzmann and Christoph Ebeling, two German geographers who never visited America.

Note the name of the Wantastekw (today’s West River) in the center area: as Wantustitguck od West R. This is a very close rendering of the Sokoki Abenaki place referrent “Wantastegok” which persists to the present, in language as well as spirit (as they are of the same breath). See original here.