Illustrated Gazetteer of the Maritime Kingdoms

...is called Cuenca original: 官加 (Guānjiā), is called Loja original: 羅沙 (Luóshā), is called Guayaquil original: 倭音 (Wōyīn).

The third nation is Venezuela original: 委內瑞辣國 (Wěinèiruìlà Guó). To its east, it rests against the sea and the interior of Guiana original: 古牙 (Gǔyá). To the west, it connects to the great nation of New Granada modern Colombia. To the south, it borders the nation of Brazil original: 巴拉西利 (Bālàxīlì). To the north, it is bounded by the sea. Its length is approximately 3,500 li a traditional Chinese unit of distance; 3,500 li is roughly 1,150 miles, and its width is approximately 2,250 li roughly 750 miles. Its total land area is 410,000 square li. The population consists of over 850,000 people the text uses "煙戶" (yānhù), literally "smoky households," a traditional term for a census count. The climate varies across the region: the plains are parched and scorching, the mountain valleys are temperate and mild, and the high plateaus are bitterly cold. Its local products are abundant.

The nation is divided into twelve departments. One is called Caracas original: 加拉架 (Jiālàjià), which is the capital of this country, built within a mountain valley.

The remaining departments are: Carabobo original: 加拉波 (Jiālàbō), Maracaibo original: 馬拉該波 (Mǎlāgāibō), Coro original: 哥羅 (Gēluó), Trujillo original: 都廬斯羅 (Dūlúsīluó), Mérida original: 美黎達 (Měilídá), Barinas original: 馬黎那 (Mǎlínà), Apure original: 亞不勒 (Yàbùlè), Guayana original: 瓜牙那 (Guāyánà), Cumaná original: 古庶那 (Gǔshùnà), Barcelona original: 巴爾塞羅 (Bāěrsāiluó), and Margarita original: 馬爾加黎大 (Mǎěrjiālíidà).

Vocabulary: Venezuela (委內瑞辣), Guiana (古牙), New Granada (新加拉那), Brazil (巴拉西利), Households/Population (煙戶), Caracas (加拉架), Scorching heat (燥烈), Carabobo (加拉波), Maracaibo (馬拉該波), Coro (哥羅), Trujillo (都廬斯羅), Mérida (美黎達), Barinas (馬黎那), Apure (亞不勒), Guayana (瓜牙那), Cumaná (古庶那), Barcelona (巴爾塞羅), Margarita (馬爾加黎大)