Map of Prefectures and Counties in Huguang Original: "Huguang Junyi Tu" (湖廣郡邑圖). Huguang was a major administrative division of the Ming and Qing dynasties, eventually split into the modern provinces of Hubei and Hunan.

Border of Runing Runing was a prefecture in modern-day Henan Province, marking the northern boundary.

Border of Anqing Anqing is located in modern-day Anhui Province, marking the northeastern boundary.

[Map Labels - Northern and Western Sections] Xiangyang, Chengtian, Zhongxiang, Jingshan, Sui County, De'an, Yingshan, Xiaogan, Yingcheng, Hanchuan, Hanyang, Mianyang, Qianjiang, Jianli, Shishou, Gong’an, Huarong This list includes major strategic hubs like Hanyang (part of modern Wuhan) and Xiangyang, a vital fortress city on the Han River. [Map Labels - Eastern and Central Sections] Huangpi, Macheng, Luotian, Huangzhou, Huanggang?, Huangpi?, Qishui, Qi County, Guangji, Huangmei, Xingguo, Daye, Tongshan, Xianning, Chongyang, Tongcheng, Puqi, Jiayu, Baling, Linxiang, Pingjiang, Liuyang, Xiangyin, Changsha, Liling, You County, Chaling, Anren This section covers the central heartland and the eastern borders near the Yangtze River and Dongting Lake, including the provincial capital, Changsha.

Border of Nanchang

Border of Yuanzhou

[Map Labels - Southern Section] Hengshan, Hengzhou, Hengyang, Leiyang, Changning, Yongzhou, Lingling, Qiyang, Dong'an, Daozhou, Ningyuan, Jiahe, Lanshan, Xintian, Jianghua, Yongming, Chenzhou, Guiyang, Xingning, Guidong, Guang'an?, Yizhang, Linwu These locations represent the southern reaches of the province, bordering the mountainous regions of Guangdong and Guangxi.

Border of Nan'an

Border of Ganzhou Nanchang, Yuanzhou, Nan'an, and Ganzhou were all administrative divisions in neighboring Jiangxi Province.

Huguang (湖廣): A vast "super-province" during the Ming Dynasty, the name literally means "Expanse of the Lakes."
Junyi (郡邑): A collective term for administrative divisions, roughly translated here as "Prefectures and Counties."
Fu (府): A high-level administrative division usually translated as "Prefecture."
Xian (縣): The basic administrative unit, translated as "County."
Yutu (輿圖): A traditional Chinese term for a map or atlas, literally "chariot map," implying a representation of the earth over which a chariot travels.