§54               d Short Defcripion
German Tranfcripts of this Treatife, which he was to render differ d
fomewhat, which h$ could not ether mays reconcile\ than by adj tufting them
to the Maps, in order y  by that weans,  to come as near to Truth as
p1
The Maritime Province^ are, Xantung, Nanking, Chekiang, Fokien,
and Quantmg pr Canton.
Wanking, €hekiang, Hukvang, Kiangfi, Junan, Canton, and Fokien,
are efteemed the fineft Provinces.
Xantung, Xanfi, Xienfi, f eking, Hon&n, and Leaotung, are of the
middle fort.
But QmekbeU) Smbuen, and Sgoangji, are accounted the worft of
alt, by reafon they are very mountainous, and very much impove-
iift?d by the Warrs.
Ifhe largeft Provinces are, -Xienfi^ Huquang% Nanking, Junan, Ki-
sxgfir and Chekiang • each of thefe larger Provinces is above three
hundred Miles wide, and much longer. Compared with thefe the
middle-fiz'd Provinces are Peking, Xantung, guoangfi, gueicheu, Ho-
man, and F§kien^ and fo accounted, becaufe they are not above two
hundred Miles broad j and alfo guantthg, which is but one hundred
and fifty Miles long, but full three hundred Miles broad ; by which
llule Xanfi, Jjeaotmg and Suchuen, are likewife reckoned but fmall
Provinces, by reafon they are but about one hundred and fifty Miles
bf©ad, and one hundred and ftxty in length.
The principal Maritime Trading Cities, Towns, and1 places, which
mrf frequented by the Indians, Japonefe, and Europeans, are1 the fol-
lowing ten, viz. Canton, the Hies of Macao (*), Hainan, mdChaocheu;
all which belong to, and are dependant on the Province of guoan-
tung : And, belonging to Fokien are Fochen Fu, and the Iflands Haimui
and Tajouan or Formofa j thefe drive on a vaft Trade with the Euro*
pcans and Indians: Befides which there are alfo two Cities in Nanking
(•) The IQand of Macao^ which is already mentioned in the fixteenth Chapter, be-
longs at prefent to the Portuguese ; and they have upon it a Fort and City, if that Name
naay be given to, a few Houfes, which are not enclofed by any Wail : This PJace is
very famous for th§ Trade which the Portuguese drove there before the Dutch Eaft-India
Company chafed them out of the principal places in Indi%. What they at preient pof-
fefs here, *n by favour of the Chinefi, to whom they are obliged to pay blind Obedience,
if thty intend quietly to enjoy what they hold: All Caftoms for Goods imported here
&r# paid to the Emperor $ and tho* the Portuguese preferve a fort of Form of Govern-
ment here» their Power extends no farther than to Cafes which do not concern the
Cbinefc j for they are otherwife fabordinate to the Jurisdidion of the Mandaryns of
Quoantung or Canton.
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