Detailed chart of Northern Taiwan showing Taihoku (Taipei), published during Japanese colonial rule

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China Sea. Formosa Northern Portion Koryu Road to So O Wan.

from Japanese Government Surveys 1904-5.

HYDROGRAPHIC OFFICE
London,
Published at the Admiralty,
New Edition 13th March, 1912. Small corrections to 1923.
Engraved chart, including tidal information, compass roses, soundings, seabed notations, sandbanks, shoals, lighthouses and beacons picked out in yellow and red, inland elevations and detailing, a few red ink archs showing the radius of lighthouse illumination, inset of So O Wan Bay.
700 by 1020mm. (27.5 by 40.25 inches).
1345

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Detailed chart of Northern Taiwan showing Taihoku (Taipei), published during Japanese colonial rule.

The British Hydrographic Office was founded in 1795 by George III, who appointed Alexander Dalrymple as the first Hydrographer to the Admiralty. The first charts were produced in 1800. Unlike the U. S. Coast Survey the Hydrographic Office was given permission to sell charts to the public and they produced a great number of sea charts covering every corner of the g...

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