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=== 1693. A geographical dictionary representing the present and ancient names by Edmund Bohun. === |
=== 1693. A geographical dictionary representing the present and ancient names by Edmund Bohun. === |
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<blockquote>Peking, Pechinum, the principal Province in the Kingdom of [[China]]. Bounded on the East by Leaotum, and Xantum; on the North by Tartary, and the great Wall; on the West by Xansi, and on the South by Honan. The principal City is [[Peking]], Pechinum. |
<blockquote>Peking, Pechinum, the principal Province in the Kingdom of [[China]]. Bounded on the East by Leaotum, and Xantum; on the North by Tartary, and the great Wall; on the West by Xansi, and on the South by Honan. The principal City is [[Peking]], Pechinum. |
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The Province of Peking contains eight Capital Cities; one hundred and thirty five lesser Cities; four hundred and eighteen thousand nine hundred eighty nine Families.</blockquote> |
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Revision as of 00:12, 28 September 2025
1693. A geographical dictionary representing the present and ancient names by Edmund Bohun.
Peking, Pechinum, the principal Province in the Kingdom of China. Bounded on the East by Leaotum, and Xantum; on the North by Tartary, and the great Wall; on the West by Xansi, and on the South by Honan. The principal City is Peking, Pechinum. The Province of Peking contains eight Capital Cities; one hundred and thirty five lesser Cities; four hundred and eighteen thousand nine hundred eighty nine Families.