Quantung

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  1. 1
    Obsolete form of Guangdong. alt-of, obsolete

    "THe Province of Quantung conterminates in the West with Quangſi ; in the North-Weſt and North with a long continu'd Ridge of Rocks, and with Kiangſi ; in the North-Eaſt, with very high and ſteep Mountains, and to the River Ting, the Boundaries between this Province and that of Fokien ; the reſt to the South and South-Eaſt, lying at the Sea, by which means Quantung hath many convenient Havens and Harbors."

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guangdong provincekwangtung

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"THe Province of Quantung conterminates in the West with Quangſi ; in the North-Weſt and North with a long continu'd Ridge of Rocks, and with Kiangſi ; in the North-Eaſt, with very high and ſteep Mountains, and to the River Ting, the Boundaries between this Province and that of Fokien ; the reſt to the South and South-Eaſt, lying at the Sea, by which means Quantung hath many convenient Havens and Harbors."

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