Nanquin, City

From The World in 17th Century
Jump to navigation Jump to search

1693. A geographical dictionary representing the present and ancient names by Edmund Bohun.

Nanquin, a great City in the Kingdom of China, upon a Bay, and in a Province of the same name; once the Capital of this Kingdom, and the Seat of the Court, and now vastly great and populous: But its Palace Royal was ruined by the Tartars: One of the most celebrated Ports in the East.