Illustrated Treatise on the Maritime Kingdoms: Volume 66

The Countries of Texas and Guatemala in the Southern Region of North America

The Brief Survey of the Maritime Circuitoriginal: "Ying-huan Chih-lueh" (瀛環志略), a significant geographical work by Xu Jiyu published in 1848, which Wei Yuan used as a primary source for this edition. states: Texas also written as Desha, or Teji; also called Fredoniaoriginal: "Feileduoniya" (費勒多尼亞). This refers to the Fredonian Rebellion (1826–1827), the first attempt by Anglo-settlers in Texas to secede from Mexico. is located to the east of Mexico and the southwest of Americaoriginal: "Milijian" (米利堅), a phonetic rendering of "American.". Its southern border meets the sea, and its length and width are both approximately one thousand li A "li" is a traditional Chinese unit of distance, roughly 500 meters or one-third of a mile.. The land is as level as a whetstone, and the soil is exceedingly fertile. Grasses and trees grow with great vitality, and the land is suitable for both grain and fruit crops. The Brazos Riveroriginal: "Balawo He" (巴拉窩河). flows from this region into the sea. The climate is mild, though the population is still sparse; within the dense grasslands and forests, there are unwholesome miasmas Historical term for "bad air" or swamp vapors thought to cause diseases like malaria..

This territory was formerly an empty frontier of Mexico and was occupied by Spain. Impoverished citizens from America flocked there in great numbers. They later rebelled against Spain and affiliated themselves with the Coahuilaoriginal: "Zhuohahuila" (卓哈回拉). department of Mexico. In the ninth year of the Daoguang reign 1829, during the Qing Dynasty., they again...