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original: "亞雨國合圖" (Yayu guo he tu). 'Yayu' is a phonetic rendering of Hispania or Iberia used in early Chinese world maps like those of Giulio Aleni or Ferdinand Verbiest.
Every map [...] Map of the Atlantic Ocean5 6 7 8 9 10 11
These numbers represent degrees of longitude along the top border of the map.
River Douro original: "地未地" (Diweidi), likely from the Latin Durius.
Region of Galicia original: "加利西部" (Jialixi bu).
Minho River original: "尼文" (Niwen), from the Latin Minius.
Region of Asturias original: "押土利部" (Yatuli bu).
Region of Biscay original: "必政部" (Bizheng bu); refers to the Basque country or the Bay of Biscay.
The Spanish Coast
The City of Pau A city in southern France near the Spanish border.
The City of Bayonne
The City of Agen
Region of Leon original: "利雲部" (Liyun bu).
Tagus River original: "河得加" (He Dejia), likely a phonetic rendering of the Portuguese Tejo.
Region of Entre-Douro-e-Minho original: "閑河部" (Xianhe bu), literally 'the region between the rivers'.
Region of Trás-os-Montes original: "山外部" (Shanwai bu), literally 'beyond the mountains'.
The Atlantic Ocean
Region of Beira original: "拜拉部" (Baila bu).
Region of Madrid original: "利得利部" (Lideli bu).
The Spanish Inland Sea Referring to the Mediterranean coast.
Region of Catalonia original: "哥都利部" (Geduoli bu).
The City of Lisbon original: "尼思比邑" (Nisibi yi).
Kingdom of Portugal original: "葡陶牙亞國" (Putaoyaya guo).
The City of Toledo original: "拖拉多邑" (Tuoladuo yi).
Ebro River original: "河伯伯" (He Bobo), from the Latin Iberus.
Region of Extremadura original: "益馬土部" (Yimatu bu).
Region of La Mancha original: "拉部" (La bu).
Region of Merida original: "米利他部" (Milita bu).
Guadiana River original: "河陀他" (He Tuota).
Guadalquivir River original: "河閑" (He Xian).
Segura River original: "河瓦色" (He Wase).
Region of Granada original: "加那地部" (Jianadi bu).
The City of Valencia original: "瓦色邑" (Wase yi).
Strait of Gibraltar original: "義塔海峽" (Yita haixia); 'Yita' is a phonetic shorthand for Gibraltar.
Mediterranean Sea original: "海中地" (Haizhongdi), a literal translation of 'Mediterranean' meaning 'land in the middle of the sea'.