Illustrated Gazetteer of the Maritime Kingdoms, Volume 57

Northern Oceans: The Kingdom of Prussia

There are ten provinces in total, some located within the German lands and some situated outside of them.

Among the various provinces of the Eastern Prussian routes, the first is Brandenburg original: 班丁堡 (Bandingbao). The Oder River original: 阿得河 (Ade He) flows across the length and breadth of this region, and large ships navigate upon its waters. Along the river, the land consists of wetlands and marshy soil where lush meadows provide grazing for livestock. The rest of the terrain is flat and sandy, lacking fertile soil; consequently, the production of the five grains A traditional Chinese term for staple crops like wheat and millet is insufficient for the people's needs. One-quarter of the land surface is covered entirely by forests of pine and oak.

The inhabitants manufacture porcelain and weave goods such as woolens and satins. The provincial capital is also the national capital, called Berlin original: 伯隣 (Berlin). It is located at 50 degrees and 31 minutes North latitude Modern coordinates place Berlin at approximately 52 degrees North; 19th-century Chinese geographical texts often contained slight variations based on the European charts they translated and 13 degrees 22 minutes East longitude.

The city has a population of 220,000 inhabitants. The circumference of the city walls is thirty-six li li: a Chinese unit of distance, roughly 500 meters. Within the city, there are twenty-two markets, fifteen gates, and twenty-seven Temples of the Lord original: 上帝之殿 (Shangdi zhi dian); referring to Christian churches. The majority of the residents revere Protestantism original: 耶穌正教 (Yesu Zhengjiao); literally "The Orthodox Religion of Jesus," a term used in the 19th century to distinguish Protestantism from Catholicism. Inside the city, there is an orphanage that cares for one thousand orphans, as well as a Military Academy and a hospital which receives various...