_RELATIONS OF DIVERS CURIOUS VOYAGES_, by _Mons. Thevenot_, the third _Tome_, in _French_. This Book contains chiefly, the Ambassie of the _Dutch_ into _China_, translated out of the Dutch manuscript: A Geographical description of _China_, translated out of a Chinese Author by _Martinius_: And the Account, which the Directors of the Dutch East-India Company made to the States General, touching the state of affairs in the East-Indies, when their late Fleet parted from thence. To touch some things of a _Geographical_ and _Philosophical_ nature, contained therein, we shall take notice; 1. How the Kingdom of _China_ is peopled; there being according to the best computation (which is there made with singular care) above 58 millions of Men, not counting Magistrates, Soldiers, Priests, Eunuchs, Women and Children; so that it may not be altogether strange, if one should affirm, there were 200 millions of people, of all sorts, in that Kingdom. 2. That _Catay_ is nothing else, but the _Six_ Northern Provinces of _China_, separated from the other _Nine_, by the great River _KIANG_; and that the City _Cambalu_ is the same with that of _Peking_; the _Tartars_, who carry every three years their Tribute to the Emperor of _China_, constantly calling the said Provinces and City by those names of _Catay_, and _Cambalu_. 3. That _China_ is so well furnisht with Rivers, and cut Channels, that men may go from the most Southern to the most Northern part thereof by water, except one daies journey; as the Dutch Ambassadours did, embarking at _Canton_, which is 23d. 48m. Northern Latitude, and landing at _Peking_, which is about 40d; having only travell'd one daies journey over some Mountains of the Province _Kiamsi_. 4. That the people of _China_ are exceeding industrious {249} Husbandmen making, among other waies of improving their soile, great use of Flouding.