Other Countries
Belgium
Bastogne - when Claire sees Jamie approaching at the witch trial she says she feels the same way General McAuliffe must have felt seeing Patton's army arrive during the Battle of the Bulge at Bastogne (Outlander, chapter 25)
Brussels - Claire recalls that King Louis will use Charles Stuart to distract King George from what he is doing in Brussels (DIA, chapter 7) Lord John wears lace from Brussels (V, chapter 48)
Flanders - When Charles Stuart occupies Edinburgh, the Duke of Cumberland waits for his troops to return from Flanders (DIA, chapter 38)
Brussels - Claire recalls that King Louis will use Charles Stuart to distract King George from what he is doing in Brussels (DIA, chapter 7) Lord John wears lace from Brussels (V, chapter 48)
Flanders - When Charles Stuart occupies Edinburgh, the Duke of Cumberland waits for his troops to return from Flanders (DIA, chapter 38)
Borneo
Claire remarks that going shopping with a baby is more like a "ninety-minute expedition into Darkest Borneo, requiring massive amounts of equipment and tremendous expenditures of energy" (V, chapter 3) Borneo is the third largest island in the world and is divided among Malaysia, Brunei and Indonesia
Ceylon
Claire bribes Mr Murphy, the cook onboard the Artemis, with the offer of several spices including half a dozen whole vanilla beans from Ceylon (V, chapter 41)
China
Lulong - Yi Tien Cho was robbed just outside Lulong when he was fleeing the Emperor's court (V, chapter 45)
Pekin - Yi Tien Cho was born in Pekin (V, chapter 45) Peking is called Beijing today
Tartary - Yi Tien Cho spent his summers in Tartary (V, chapter 45) Chinese Tartary was a vast area including Mongolia, Manchuria, Tibet and other places
Pekin - Yi Tien Cho was born in Pekin (V, chapter 45) Peking is called Beijing today
Tartary - Yi Tien Cho spent his summers in Tartary (V, chapter 45) Chinese Tartary was a vast area including Mongolia, Manchuria, Tibet and other places
Egypt
When Roger, Bree and Claire are trying to find evidence of Jamie in historical records, Roger thinks that the Reverend's study strongly resembles the sacking of the library at Alexandria (V, chapter 7)
Germany
Frankfort - Mayer the coin dealer comes from Frankfort (V, chapter 40) Frankfort is another name for Frankfurt
Hanover - King George II is also referred to as the Elector of Hanover (DIA, chapter 15). Hanover is a city in Germany and the family seat of the Hanoverian kings of Great Britain, of which King George II was one
Hanover - King George II is also referred to as the Elector of Hanover (DIA, chapter 15). Hanover is a city in Germany and the family seat of the Hanoverian kings of Great Britain, of which King George II was one
Gibraltar
Rock of Gibraltar - When Claire sets foot upon the Porpoise it feels so solid beneath her feet after the Artemis that she feels like she is standing on the Rock of Gibraltar (V, chapter 46)
Greece
Amphipolos - ten of the coins in the seal's treasure were tetradrachms commemorating the battle Alexander the Great fought at Amphipolos (V, chapter 40) While now a municipality in present day Greece, in Alexander the Great's time Amphipolos was in Macedonia
Holland
Jamie bribes Sir Percival Turner to turn a blind eye to his smuggling by paying him in bolts of undeclared silk and velvet from Holland which he trades his contraband brandy for (V, chapter 28)
Indies
Lord John remembers that an uncle once brought back a python from the Indies (V, chapter 8) The Indies refers to the lands of South Asia and South East Asia. It is sometimes referred to as the East Indies
Italy
Gaeta - Claire notes that Charles Stuart's first experience of battle was at Gaeta (DIA, chapter 36) Gaeta is in southern Italy
Orvieto - Jamie's plans for Murtagh to fake smallpox onboard the Comte St Germain's ship involve him meeting Murtagh and the ship at Orvieto when the ship calls in for water (DIA, chapter 23) This is rather odd as Orvieto is sited a considerable distance inland in the Umbrian district of Italy. Not only would a ship sailing from Portugal to France not go anywhere near Italy, but no ship would take on water that had to be transported hundreds of kilometres!
Rome - Claire wonders if she and Jamie should go to Rome once he has recovered from his wounds at the Abbey of Ste. Anne de Beaupre (Outlander, chapter 40)
Salerno - mentioned in a coded letter to Charles Stuart (DIA, chapter 15)
Orvieto - Jamie's plans for Murtagh to fake smallpox onboard the Comte St Germain's ship involve him meeting Murtagh and the ship at Orvieto when the ship calls in for water (DIA, chapter 23) This is rather odd as Orvieto is sited a considerable distance inland in the Umbrian district of Italy. Not only would a ship sailing from Portugal to France not go anywhere near Italy, but no ship would take on water that had to be transported hundreds of kilometres!
Rome - Claire wonders if she and Jamie should go to Rome once he has recovered from his wounds at the Abbey of Ste. Anne de Beaupre (Outlander, chapter 40)
Salerno - mentioned in a coded letter to Charles Stuart (DIA, chapter 15)
Korea
Joe Abernathy tells Claire she speaks as if she expects to get her own way and asks her where she learnt that. When Claire replies that she learnt it in the war, Joe thinks she means the Korean War (V, chapter 18)
Persia
Claire remembers reading her battered copy of A Child's History of England "by the flickering light of a kerosene lantern in a mud hut somewhere in Persia" (DIA, chapter 36)
Poland
Jerry MacKenzie is recruited for a top secret mission flying over Poland (Leaf)
Portugal
Pinhao - The Comte St Germain's ship Patagonia which had smallpox onboard was carrying the best aged port from Pinhao (DIA, chapter 6)
Gostos - the Comte St Germaine enters into a joint venture with Charles Stuart to buy the bottling of the port from the vineyard on the island of Gostos in Portugal (DIA, chapter 18)
Lisbon - a ship arriving from Lisbon was closely examined for smallpox after an outbreak of the disease in Portugal. This is what gives Jamie the idea of faking a smallpox outbreak on the Comte St Germain's ship to disrupt his joint importing venture with Charles Stuart (DIA, chapter 23)
Gostos - the Comte St Germaine enters into a joint venture with Charles Stuart to buy the bottling of the port from the vineyard on the island of Gostos in Portugal (DIA, chapter 18)
Lisbon - a ship arriving from Lisbon was closely examined for smallpox after an outbreak of the disease in Portugal. This is what gives Jamie the idea of faking a smallpox outbreak on the Comte St Germain's ship to disrupt his joint importing venture with Charles Stuart (DIA, chapter 23)
Prussia
Jamie and Ian hear rumours that the King of Prussia is gathering men and there may be jobs for mercenaries (Virgins) The Kingdom of Prussia included parts of present day Germany, Poland, Russia, Lithuania, Denmark, Belgium, and the Czech Republic
Silesia
Jamie and Ian hear rumours that the King of Prussia is gathering men in Silesia and there may be jobs for mercenaries (Virgins) Silesia is a region of Central Europe located mostly in present day Poland. It was conquered by Prussia in 1742
Spain
Bilbao - the city in Spain where Jamie plans to sell the Comte St Germain's port once he has bought it (DIA, chapter 23) Jamie and Claire have to wait for the Artemis to return from Bilbao before they can board it and begin their search for Ian (V, chapter 4)
Madrid - Claire notes that Ermenegilda's dresses could have been worn at court in Madrid (V, chapter 50)
Toledo - Dougal goes to Toledo and waits there for a month to find out if Philip of Spain will support the Jacobites (DIA, chapter 22)
Madrid - Claire notes that Ermenegilda's dresses could have been worn at court in Madrid (V, chapter 50)
Toledo - Dougal goes to Toledo and waits there for a month to find out if Philip of Spain will support the Jacobites (DIA, chapter 22)
Switzerland
Geneva - the Huguenot pastor, Reverend Walter Laurent, is from Geneva (DIA, chapter 26)
Wales
Pembroke - In Outlander, Frank asks Claire if she had many Scots in her charge at Pembroke. This could possibly refer to Pembroke Dock in Wales which was the site of an RAF base and had a nearby hospital, South Pembrokeshire Hospital. (Outlander, chapter 1)