Illustrated Treatise on the Maritime Kingdoms: Volume 22

[The State of Maine]

The northeastern and half of the western borders of the Department of Maine original: "Mian bu." While the character "Mian" usually refers to Burma, the context of this volume and the specific phonetics used for rivers and mountains confirm this is the U.S. state of Maine. consist of newly reclaimed lands belonging to the British original: "Ying-ji-li," referring here to the neighboring British colonies in Canada, specifically New Brunswick..

Its southern border meets the Atlantic Ocean original: "Alandi hai.". The interior is mountainous; the most famous is Mount Katahdin original: "Jiadapian shan.", which stands over five hundred zhang high Approximately 5,000 to 5,500 feet, which aligns with the actual height of Mt. Katahdin at 5,269 feet.. In the north of the Maine region are the Allegash original: "A-er-la-ya-shi.", St. John original: "Er-gan-shi-duo.", and Aroostook original: "A-lu-shi-duo." rivers. All three of these waters originate from the St. John River original: "Zan he," likely a phonetic for "Saint." in British territory and flow into the Maine territory.

Regarding the river systems in southern Maine, there are the Penobscot original: "Bei-na-shi-ge." and Kennebec original: "Gen-ni-bi." rivers, each about three hundred and fifty li long. They pass through Edgecomb original: "Yi-ji." and empty into the Atlantic Ocean. Moosehead Lake original: "Heng-tu-qi hu." is fifty li long, with a width varying from a few li to fifteen li. The Maine territory has many rivers.

Its lakes are vast, and water covers one-sixth of the total area. This land originally belonged to the territory of Massachusetts original: "Ma-sha-zhu-shuo-shi.". In the year 1820 the 15th year of the Jiaqing reign There is a slight chronological error in the source text; 1820 was actually the 25th year of the Jiaqing Emperor's reign, the exact year Maine separated from Massachusetts to become the 23rd state., it first became an independent jurisdiction. The various townships original: "Bu-luo," literally "tribes," but used here to describe administrative settlements. established the office of Governor original: "Gang-se-er," a phonetic rendering of "Governor."; every...