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⚠Woodcut map featuring a latitudinal and longitudinal grid with phonetic transcriptions of European place names in traditional Chinese characters. Some characters are slightly faded or cramped due to the printing technique.
France
| 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | North Central | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grid numbers along the top margin representing longitude relative to a central meridian, likely based on the Paris Meridian or a similar European standard adapted for Chinese readers. |
[Great Britain]
- Great Britain original: 英吉利國 (Ying-ji-li Guo); the standard 19th-century phonetic rendering for "England" or "Great Britain."
- London original: 倫敦 (Lun-dun)
- Portsmouth original: 坡而斯謀司 (Po-er-si-mou-si)
- Plymouth original: 頗來謀司 (Po-lai-mou-si)
- Strait of Dover original: 峽海里查 (Xia-hai-li-cha); likely a phonetic rendering of "Channel," specifically the Strait of Dover / Pas de Calais area.
[Kingdom of France]
- France Border original: 佛蘭西國界 (Fo-lan-xi Guo-jie)
- France original: 佛蘭西國 (Fo-lan-xi Guo)
- Paris original: 巴黎 (Ba-li)
- Rouen original: 魯昂 (Lu-ang)
- Amiens original: 亞彌安 (Ya-mi-an)
- Caen original: 岡城 (Gang-cheng)
- Le Havre original: 勒奧弗 (Le-ao-fu)
- Nantes original: 南特 (Nan-te)
- La Rochelle original: 洛歇爾 (Luo-xie-er)
- Bordeaux original: 波爾多 (Bo-er-duo)
- Bayonne original: 伯約那 (Bo-yue-na)
- Montpellier original: 蒙彼利埃 (Meng-bi-li-ai)
- Marseille original: 馬賽 (Ma-sai)
- Toulon original: 土倫 (Tu-lun)
- Nice original: 尼司 (Ni-si)
- Lyon original: 里昂 (Li-ang)
- Dijon original: 第戎 (Di-rong)
- Strasbourg original: 斯特剌斯堡 (Si-te-la-si-bao)
- Lille original: 里耳 (Li-er)
[Neighboring Countries and Borders]
- Belgium Border
- Netherlands Border
- Switzerland Border
- Sardinia Border Refers to the Kingdom of Sardinia, which controlled the Piedmont and Savoy regions bordering France at the time.
- Spain Border
- Belgium original: 比利時 (Bi-li-shi)
- Netherlands original: 荷蘭 (He-lan)
- Switzerland original: 瑞士 (Rui-shi)
- Sardinia original: 撒地尼亞 (Sa-di-ni-ya)
- Spain original: 西班牙 (Xi-ban-ya)
| 48 | 49 | 50 | 51 | 52 | 53 | 54 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grid numbers along the bottom margin representing degrees of latitude North. |
Phonetic Transliteration (Yiyin): The method used by 19th-century Chinese scholars, such as Wei Yuan in the Illustrated Gazetteer of the Maritime Kingdoms, to represent foreign sounds using Chinese characters with similar pronunciations.
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