"Foreign Land Chronicles"

...Describes the locations, customs, and products of Asian countries, especially China, and Western countries, including the Netherlands, from the perspective of trade. The first edition is said to have been originally published by the secretary of the Grand Master Hayashi Doei, "Ikoku Fudoki," but Nyoken claims that this was an unauthorized publication of a draft, and considers the expanded edition to be the definitive edition. It is included in "Nihon Keizai Taiten" (Encyclopedia of the Japanese Economy) and other publications. ...

*Some of the terminology explanations that refer to "Ikoku Fudoki" are listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

…中国を主とするアジア諸国やオランダ以下西洋諸国について，位置･風土･産物などを通商の見地から記述した。初版は大通事林道栄の秘書《異国風土記》が原本であるらしく，如見はこれを草稿の無断出版だといい，増補版を定本としている。《日本経済大典》等に所収。…

※「《異国風土記》」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

出典｜株式会社平凡社世界大百科事典 第２版について | 情報