Illustrated Treatise on the Maritime Kingdoms: Volume 46

The Great Western Ocean: The Kingdom of Austria

A note on the Double-Eagle Flag This refers to the Kingdom of Austria. The Single-Eagle Flag refers to the Kingdom of Prussia. Originally, at the administrative centers of the Austrian capital original: Aoduluji-kunke, likely a phonetic rendering of the Dutch 'Oostenrijk' or French 'Autriche' combined with a term for 'office', Easterners [the Chinese] identified the nation by the designs painted on their merchant ship flags in order to distinguish them by their formal names.

The Trade Gazette original: Maoyi Tongzhi states: The Kingdom of Austria is called the "Double-Eagle" by the people of Canton Guangdong. Its territory is extremely vast. The land produces mercury, cinnabar, copper, iron, alum, silk, satin, the "five grains" a traditional Chinese term for staple food crops, wine, wax, tobacco, hides, and fine wool. Although its natural products are abundant, the people do not focus primarily on trade. To the south, there is a port called Trieste original: De'ershi. Each year, the value of imported goods is twenty million [silver] dollars, while the value of exports is nine million dollars. This entry was added as a supplement.

The Universal Geography original: Wanguo Dili Quantu Ji states: The Austrian territory is the "Eastern Kingdom," which is the nation of Österreich original: Ouselieteli, a phonetic rendering of the German name for Austria. Its latitude is from 43 to 51 degrees North. Its longitude is from 8 to 27 degrees East. To the south, it reaches the Turkish Empire the Ottoman Empire and the corners of the Adriatic Sea original: Yadiehai, bordering the various states of Italy original: Yitalie. To the north, it connects with Russia original: Eluosi, Prussia original: Linglusi, an archaic phonetic rendering of Preußen, and Germany original: Rieman. To the east, it reaches Moldavia original: Motiawei, where it borders Russia.