『Land in Old Maps』, a Complete Guide to the Korean Old Maps of Land and Territory
The Northeast Asian History Foundation has published 『Land in Old Maps』, an atlas of old maps made in Korea prior to 1910. It features the old maps from home and abroad that are used for the research of land and territory and have an important position in the development of Korean cartography. The Korean Research Association of Old Maps and the Institute of Busan Geography were commissioned to research and edit this atlas. And the chief editor was Kim Ki-hyuk, a professor of geography education at the Pusan National University.A Bulky Atlas Running a Total of 510 Pages For a start, Land in Old Maps, is a bulky atlas in the A3 format running up to 510 pages. The first 386 pages are illustrations, featuring maps relevant to the contents of Part I and Part II The maps chosen for this atlas cover a wide range of areas, including Hanyang, major cities and coastal areas, frontier defense facilities, East Sea/Dokdo, Mt. Baekdu are
Written by_ Kwak Jin-o | Research Fellow at Dokdo Research Institute