Map of the Little Western Ocean

In the geographical system used by Wei Yuan, the "Little Western Ocean" (Xiao Xiyang) generally refers to the Indian Ocean, distinguishing it from the "Great Western Ocean" (Atlantic).

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Likely representing degrees of longitude or a specific grid coordinate used in the woodblock projection.

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Jilase
original: "Erdao Jilase" (二道幾拉色); likely a transliteration of "Zanguebar" or "Zanzibar," referring to the Swahili Coast of East Africa.

Luomise
original: "Luomise" (羅米色); possibly a transliteration of "Rum" (referring to Ottoman territory) or a specific port city along the coast.

Land of the Black-faced Tribes
original: "Heimian zulei di" (黑面族類地); a descriptive historical Chinese term for sub-Saharan African populations.

Xinnase
original: "Xinnase" (新那色); likely a phonetic rendering of Sinai or Sennaar.

The West Sea
original: "Xihai" (西海); a general term often applied to the Mediterranean or the seas to the west of the known world.

The Nizi Sea
original: "Nizi Hai" (溺子海); a phonetic transliteration used in the 19th century to refer to the Red Sea (Erythraean Sea).

Land of the Black-faced Race

Land of the Arab Race
original: "Yala" (亞拉); a transliteration for Arabia.

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