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China
- Maps of the World by Lat and Long/China
- University of Texas: Map of Yangtze Kiang (1915)
- Names of places on the China coast and the Yangtze River (1904)
- David Rumsey map. Useful place names - China. Shanghai to Beijing
- David Rumsey map. Useful place names - China. Lower Yangtse Region
- China. Yang Shen area glossary
- The China Pilot: comprising the coasts of China, Korea, and Tartary (1861)
- David Rumsey Map Collection: China (1910)
- China Sea Directory, Yangtse River area. Includes Dove's Nest, Actaeon shoal, Vine point, Centaur shoal & various lights & places.
- Yangste Kiang (River) Basin. French map
- London Gazette 1906. Yangtse Kiang. SE Spit buoy and Actaeon shoal buoy
- London Gazette 1906. Several buoys on the Yang Tse Kiang
- South of Yang-tse Kiang. Shanghai to Wuhu. Finer detail poor.
- South of Yang-tse Kiang. Shanghai to Wuhu. Finer detail poor.
- South of Yang-tse Kiang. Insert for Ningpo area. Shanghai to Wuhu. Better fine detail.
- Chart of Weihaiwei anchorage, Shandong Sheng
- A Chinese Commercial Guide (1856)
- USC San Diego Library - Yangtze River : Shanghai to Nanking
- USC San Diego Library - Yangtze River : Nanking to Tungliu
- USC San Diego Library - Yangtze River : Tungliu to Hankow
- USC San Diego Library - Upper Yangtze Kiang : Kweichowfu to Chungking
- The Oriental Navigator - East Indies, China, New Holland, 1801
- List of Lighthouses, Light-Vessels, Buoys, Beacons, etc. on the coast and rivers of China, 1947
- A Naval Encyclopædia, 1881, L. R. Hamersly & Co., Philadelphia
China/India/Malaysia/Indonesia/Philippines/Asiatic Waters - Large area maps & Pilot books
- Asiatic Pilot Volume I East Coast of Siberia, Sakhalin Island and Korea, 1909
- Asiatic Pilot Volume II The Japan Islands, 1910
- Asiatic Pilot Volume III Coast of China, Yalu River to Hongkong with Formosa, 1909
- Addenda to Asiatic Pilot Volume III of 1909
- Asiatic Pilot Volume III Coast of China, Yalu River to Hong Kong entrance including the coast of Taiwan (Formosa), 3rd edition, 1929
- Asiatic Pilot Voume IV The shores of the China Sea from Singapore Strait to and including Hongkong, 1915
- Asiatic Pilot Volume V Sunda Straights and the southern approaches to China Sea with west and north coasts of Borneo and off-lying dangers, 1915
- Asiatic Pilot Volume VI The coasts of Sumatra and the adjacent straits and islands, 1917
- Sailing Directions for Sunda Strait and northwest coast of Borneo and off-lying dangers, US Hydrographic Office, 1934
- Sailing Directions for Celebes, southeast Borneo, Java (Except from Java Head to Batavia), and islands east of Java, US Hydrographic Office, 1935
- Indian Archipelago, China, and Japan, 1878
- Jakarta heritage, Tanjung Priok Harbours - a brief history of Java harbours
- Malay Archipelago. - 1922
- New Guinea. Philippine Islands. Tasmania. North Borneo, Brunei & Sarawak.- 1906
- Indian Ocean, WW II
- South East Asia & South West Pacific, WW I
- Java, German Map, 1894
- Southern Malacca Strait, French Map, 1862
- China Sea. Singapore, Banka, Gaspar, & Sunda Straits, 1872
- Singapore Strait, Admiralty Chart, 1870
- Sunda Strait and approaches, US Hydrographic Office, 1943
- Hong Kong Maps 1810 to 1995
- Hong Kong Maps from Hong Kong Public Libraries Map Collection, pre-1900 to 2009
- Sailing Directions (Enroute) - Coasts of Korea and China, 2018
- Sailing Directions (Enroute) - South China Sea and the Gulf of Thailand, 2020
- Bay of Bengal Pilot, US Hydrographic Office, 1916
- Sailing Directions for Malacca Strait and Sumatra, US Defense Mapping Agency, 1951
- 1902 Gazetteer of the Philippine Islands, US Government Printing Office 1902
- A Naval Encyclopædia, 1881, L. R. Hamersly & Co., Philadelphia
- German New Guinea, with Inset of Rabaul, WW I
- Hong Kong, WW I
- Hong Kong Dockyard, WW I
- Hong Kong Island, WW I
- Indian Ocean, WW II
- Singapore, WW I
- Southern Japan & Approaches, WW II
- Sailing Directions (Enroute) - India and the Bay of Bengal, 2017
- Sailing Directions (Enroute) - India and the Bay of Bengal, 2017
- Sailing Directions (Enroute) - Strait of Malacca and Sumatera, 2019
- Sailing Directions (Enroute) - Borneo, Java, Sulawesi, and Nusa Tenggara, 2018
- Sailing Directions (Enroute) - New Guinea, 2018
- A Naval Encyclopædia, 1881, L. R. Hamersly & Co., Philadelphia
- Sea of Japan
- Sea of Japan to Sea of Okhotsk
- Luzon Strait (China, Taiwan, Philippines, Japan)
- Asiatic Pilot Volume II The Japan Islands, 1910
- Sailing Directions (Enroute) - Japan, Volume I, 2017
- Sailing Directions (Enroute) - Japan, Volume II, 2017
- Historic Lighthouses
- USC San Diego Library - Pacific Basin Nautical Charts - Japan
- China Sea Directory
- A Naval Encyclopædia, 1881, L. R. Hamersly & Co., Philadelphia
- The Australia directory Volume I: South and east coasts, Bass Straight and Tasmania, 1876
- Australia Pilot Volume II USN: South and east coasts of Australia from Cape Northumberland to Port Jackson, including Bass Strait and Tasmania
- Australia Pilot Volume III: East coast of Australia from Port Jackson to Sandy Cape, the seaward edge of the Great Barrier Reef, islands and dangers in the Coral Sea and Torres Strait with directions for the outer route
- Australia Pilot Volume IV: North, northwest and west coasts between the western approach to Torres Strait and Cape Leeuwin
- Pacific islands Pilot Volume I (The Western Group), US Hydrographic Office, 1920
- Pacific islands Pilot Volume II (The Eastern Group), US Hydrographic Office, 1920
- Polynesia (David Rumsey Maps, 1840)
- Map of Maritime New Zealand Lights
- Sailing Directions (Enroute) - North, West and South coasts of Australia, 2017
- Sailing Directions (Enroute) - East coast of Australia and New Zealand, 2017
- Sailing Directions (Enroute) - Pacific Islands, 2017
- Pacific Islands, Volume III (Eastern Groups), British Admiralty, 1885
- A Naval Encyclopædia, 1881, L. R. Hamersly & Co., Philadelphia
- Jolo
- Lighthouses of the Philippines
- Philippines Maps, Perry-Castaneda Library Map Collection (lib.texas.edu). Very detailed
- Philippine names
- Malicot Island (now Malicut Island)
- Mindanao-Jolo, No 26 of this map group
- North Ubion Island (now North Ubian)
- Pangatorang Island (now Pangutarang Island)
- Philippines, Mapcarta
- Philippines, Geographic names
- Philippines Series map group (Nos 2-30)
- Philippines. - 1903
- Philippines & Approaches, WW II
- Usada Island
- Office of Coast Survey - Historical Coast Pilots:
- Philippine Islands - Part I - Luzon, Mindoro, and Visayas, 1919 (Price 50 cents)
- Philippine Islands - Part II - Palawan, Mindanao, and Sulu Archipelago, 1921 (Price 50 cents)
- Philippine Islands - Part I - Luzon, Mindoro, and Visayas, 1927 (Price 75 cents)
- Philippine Islands - Part II - Palawan, Mindanao, and Sulu Archipelago, 1930 (Price 75 cents)
- Coast Survey's Historical Map & Chart Collection:
- Sailing Directions (Enroute) - Philippine Islands, 2017
- A Naval Encyclopædia, 1881, L. R. Hamersly & Co., Philadelphia
- Chart of Sandwich Islands, 1798
- The US GenWeb Archives Digital Map Library - Hawaii State Maps
- Wikimedia - 1855 Colton Map of Hawaii and New Zealand
- University of Hawai'i at Manoa Library; Hawaii Historical Maps, 1897-1902
- Lighthouses of the U.S.: Hawai'i
- A Naval Encyclopædia, 1881, L. R. Hamersly & Co., Philadelphia
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Chinese Geographical Terms
The vowels are to be sounded as in Spanish or Italian, or as in the following English words: a and i as in ravine, e as in there, o as in go, u as in flute, except when followed by ng, as in words Hung (Red), Tung (East), when u is to be sounded as in the English word Sung. The letter h following a vowel is intended to denote that it has a rather short sound, as Kuh (Valley) is sound shorter than Fu (a second class city).
Chinese | English | Chinese | English | Chinese | English | Chinese | English |
Chah | Barrier | Ho | River | Nan | South, southern | Siau-ho | Rivulet |
Chah-hwang-muh | Boom | Ho-tun | Lighthouse | Ni | Mud | So | Town, Village |
Chau | District City, Islet | Hu | Lake | Nui | Inner | Tah | Pagoda |
Chin | Town | Hung | Red | Pau-Tai | Fort | Tau | Island |
Chuen | Channel | Hwang | Yellow | Peh | North | Tau-Tu | Clay |
Chung-Yuen | Mainland | Kau | Mouth | Peh | White | Ting, I-Tau | Promontory |
Fau-Fu | Buoy | Kiang | River | Po, Hu | Lake | To-Muh | Wooded |
Fau-Tau | Roadstead | Kiau | Bridge | Pwang-Sheh | Rocks | Tsiau-Pi | Cliff |
Fu | Department, City | King | Capital City | Sha | Sand | Tsui-Sha | Gravel |
Gau | Harbour | King-Chi-Chau | Peninsula | Shan | Hill, Mountain | Tsui-Wei | Rocky, Stony |
Hai | Sea | Koh | Rocky Peak, Head | Shan-Hu | Coral | Tung | East, Eastern |
Hai-Kau | Bight, Creek | Kwang-Lau | Lighthouse | Shan-Ting | Mountain Chain | Tutan | Ferry |
Hai-Kioh | Cape | Kwan | Custom-House | Shan-Tau | Bluff, Cliff | Wan | Bay |
Hai-Mun | Estuary | Kuh | Valley | Sha-Sien | Shoal | Wi-Mohi | Isthmus |
Hai-Yau | Gulf | Lau | Tower | Sha-Tan | Bar | Wei | Military Post |
Hiah-Kau | Strait | Lin | Forest | Sheh | Stone | Wei | Outer |
Hiang-Taun | Village | Ling | Hills Chain | Sheh-Tan | Reef | Yen-Tun | Beacon, Buoy |
Hien, Chau | District City | Ma-tau | Jetty, Port | Shui | Water | ||
Heh | Black | Miau | Temple | Ai | West, Western |
Japanese Geographical Terms
Many terms translate very easily - for example, "Yokohama-ko" is Yokohama Harbor, "Tateyama-wan" is Tateyama Bay, and so on. You can even break those names up even further - Tateyama-wan comes out as "Steep Mountain Bay" (or something!).
Japanese | English | Japanese | English | Japanese | English | Japanese | English |
-bana | Point | -hanto | Peninsula | -mine | Peak, Mountain | -sm | Rock |
-bando | Peninsula | hoto | old | -misaki | Point or Cape | suido | Channel |
-dake | Mountain | -jima, shima | Island | Mys | Point | take | Mountian |
-dan | Point | kaikyo | Strait | nada | Sea, Gulf | -tan | Point |
-do | Island | kawa | River | ne | Rock, Sea | todai | Lighthouse |
-gak | Point | -koikyo | Strait | saki | Point, Cape | toudai | Lighthouse |
-gap | Point | -kkut | Point | -san | Mountain | ura | Inlet, Cove |
gawa | River | -ko | Harbor, Lake | -se | Shoal | -wan | Bay |
-got | Point | lo | Island | shima | Island | -yama | Mountian |
gyoko | Fishing Harbor | -lodongjagu | Populated Place | shin | New | -zaki | Point |
hama | Beach | -mal | Point | sima | Island | zan | Mountain |
-hang | Harbor | -man | Bay | -sho | Reef |