M. Klaproth on the Archipelago of John Potocld. S55 
a succinct and uninteresting description of them, confining it-* 
self nearly to tlie statement of the number of ly^ (250 of 
which made a degree,) that each island is distant from Ning- 
hfii-hian. I have translated this nomenclature, and added an 
asterisk to the names of those islands, which are not marked 
upon the Jesuit’s charts. 
* Lian-houa-tao is thirty ly to the east of the city of Ning*= 
hai-hian. The geography of the dynasty of Ming, (pub- 
lished in 1461,) says, that the city of Kintcheou^ (actual- 
ly Ning-hai-hian,) had under its jurisdiction seventy-two 
islands, surrounded by the waves of the sea. At 150 ly 
to the north-east, there is an island called Siao-kia-tao, and on 
which there w^as a guard, 
• Kin-sian-tao^ or the Island of the Sons of Gold, is 10 ly 
to the east of Ning-hai-hian. The Islands of Khou-leou-^tao^ 
the Isle of the Crane, and Ma-ngan-taof Island of the 
Saddle, are 110 ly to the east of the same town. 
KouangJou-tao^ or the Island of Badiating Happiness, is 
120 ly to the east of Ning-hai-hian. ^ 
Koua-phiJao^ or the Isle of the Shaver. This is 130 ly to 
the east of the same town, although in the charts it is situated 
farther west than the preceding island. 
Hui-simvdao^ or the Island of the Immortal of the Sea, is 
150 ly to the east of Ning-hai-hian. 
Ta-tchJiang-chan-tao^ or the Great Isle of the Long Moun- 
tain, is 150 ly to the east of the same town. Siao-tcJikang- 
chan-tao, or the Small Isle of the Long Mountain, is 10 ly to 
the south-east of the Great Isle. 
Che4i4ao, or the Isle of the Bones of Foe or Bouddha, is 
160 ly to the east of Ning-hai-hian. 
Pa-tchka-tao, or the Isle of the Eight Forks or Harpoons, 
is ITO ly to the east of the same town. 
Chy-tchhing-tao, or the Island of the City of Stone, is 180 
ly to the east of the same place. Ouang-Ma-tao, or the Island 
of the Iloyal House, and Oit-mang-tao, are 190 ly to the 
east; Tchang-tsu-tao, or the Isle of Deer ; and Mai~yang- 
iao^ are 200 ly to the east ; and Tha-Vian-iao^ the Island of the 
Contiguous Towers, 210 ly to the east of Ning-hai-hian. 
Ta-hao~tsutao^ is 215 ly to the east of Ning-h^i-hian. 
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