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p. 69 Atlas Chinensis

This City of //Nanjing// in //China// is border'd by the water bodies of the //Yellow Sea// and the //East China Sea// on the Northeast and Southeast: On the South it lies near the Province of //Zhejiang//; on the South-West, upon //Jiangxi//; on the West upon //Hubei//; North-west, upon //Anhui//; North upon //Jiangsu.//

This Province exceeds very well with its goodness and richness of soil, similar to trade and commerce.All of the vessels come to the province of the //River Kiang.// Other things that can be traded from this province are such things like pottery, cotton, silk, coal, natural gas, lead, tin, etc.

The people of this place are very civil, funny, helpful, and very respectful. Handicrafts are often made here in China with good work and designs.Men are brought up in their schools of literature.They are educated quite well. Men and women perform their arts very well. There is an example of one of the pieces of arts down below.

Here, they export cotton and silk which maintains there abundance of weavers. The women spin while the men do their farming and agriculture or they look after the children while the women are spinning.

Since //Nanking// is so famous throughout all of //China//, then whatever is made their is prefered before any other thing that has been made throughout all of //China//.

Upon a mountain near this place, lies a Idol-Temple with great and small images. The //Chineses// and //Tartars// at any time, may stop here and offer up some present or other to the idol of this temple for a safe and speedy passage. Through the middle of this rich village runs a broad street whitch contains shops and stores on either of the sides where all manner of goods or products are sold. The chifest trade is called China Ware, which is plates, spoons or any wear that you would use for a meal that is sold out of China to alot of different places. Families all around use this China ware with their meals.