Place names
Explore historical place names, their language origins and cited occurrences across the collection. Open a record to compare spellings and return to the original passage.
76 identified places · 51 mapped · 746 of 2152 indexed occurrences linked to places
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724 records · 2152 occurrences
越前
Identification pending · 0 supported · 0 tentative · 2 unresolved occurrences
The passage and name interpretation are recorded here. A place identification has not yet been established.
Recorded names
越前
越前（えちぜん）国。現在の福井県の若狭地方を除く大部分に当たる旧国。 敦賀を含む国名。松前に来る廻船の記事にも現れる。
本文の呼称からの暫定分類。語源と現代の地名との対応は未確認。
Attestations (2)
- 北海随筆 · University of Tsukuba Library · 14:7
は土地にては潮焼事をなさゝるゆへ津軽外ヶ浜より送れり京都の通路は越前敦賀の廻船常に往来して順風には六日七日に着船する故思ひの外に京都の風俗ましれる事あり江戸へは船通
「越前」 - 北海随筆 · University of Tsukuba Library · 28:9
松前第一の繁昌の所なり入込所の国々は津軽南部秋田酒田加賀能登越後越前佐渡其外大坂船も来り肥前より瀬戸物類をも積来る事ありされは此江指に去々年かわりたる事あり七月初旬
「越前」