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| Keywords: Map of Formosa, c. 1652.jpg en This unofficial map made by Caspar Schmalkalden after he left the service of the Dutch East India Company is unusual in the detail it provides for the eastern coast During the early years of the colony the eastern coast was largely neglected In the 1640s however the company sent several expeditions to reconnoiter the east coast and investigate rumors of gold mines in the mountains This map reflects the company's newfound knowledge about the geography of the east coast including the long valley behind the Coastal Mountain Range 海岸山脈 and the Cavalan area Used by permission of the Gotha Research Library Gotha Forschungbibliotek finding aid Chart B 533 fos 279v-280 2006-11-16 13 51 58 Gotha Forschungsbibliothek Chart B 533 author Credit Caspar Schmalkalden Custom license marker 2014 05 07 PD-old-100 Uploaded with UploadWizard Old maps of Taiwan Maps of Taiwan | ||||
