Egypt

original: "Maixi" (麥西); a transliteration of the Arabic name for Egypt, "Misr."

The Border of Arabia

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Wilderness
Likely referring to the Sinai Peninsula, often called the "Wilderness" in biblical contexts.

The Great Wilds

The Desert

The Nile River, also known as the River of Egypt original: "Nilo River" and "E-duo River." "E-duo" is a Jesuit-era transliteration of "Aegyptus" (Egypt).

The Land of the Kingdom of Judah

The End of the Mediterranean Sea

Islands in the Sea
Likely referring to Cyprus or the islands of the eastern Mediterranean.

North
Oriented to the right side of the map.

Map Annotations:

• Paphos original: "Bafa Yi" (巴法邑); an ancient city on the island of Cyprus.
• Memphis original: "Bafei Zhong" (巴非中); the ancient capital of Lower Egypt.
• Phoenicia original: "Huiniye" (回尼耶); the ancient maritime civilization of the Levant.
• Alexandria original: "Yalesande" (亞勒散德); the major Egyptian port city.
• Moab original: "Mu'e Yi" (木厄邑); the ancient kingdom located east of the Dead Sea.
• Lydia original: "Lüdi Yi" (呂底邑); an Iron Age kingdom in western Asia Minor.
• Lycaonia original: "Lüsan Yi" (呂散邑); an ancient region in the interior of Asia Minor.
• Lycia original: "Lüqi Yi" (呂其邑); a geopolitical region in Anatolia.
• Lycia (District) original: "Lüqite Yi" (呂其特邑); possibly a variant or specific district related to Lycia.
• Gaza original: "Ba Cheng" (巴城); a prominent coastal city of the Levant.
• Ephesus original: "Efeizhong" (厄非中); a renowned ancient Greek city on the coast of Ionia.