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Territorial Dispute over Dokdo that Verified through old Maps

  • Journal of the Korean Cartographic Association
  • Abbr : JKCA
  • 2009, 9(2), pp.33-58
  • Publisher : The Korean Cartographic Association
  • Research Area : Social Science > Geography > Geography in general > Cartography

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1국제문화대학원대학교

Candidate

ABSTRACT

Dokdo had been part of Korean territory since 512 when it belonged to Silla as a name of Usando and Japan had recognized Ulungdo & Dokdo as a Korean territory calling them Jukdo & Songdo. However in 1905, Japan changed its name to Jukdo and included to their territory by force. However it is the nexorable fact that “Dokdo is Korean territory” as we can find many evidences from Korean old maps. Even the official map issued by Japan and more than 300 kinds of maps of Japan in 19th century were recognizing Dokdo as a territory which belongs to Korea. Besides, we can see many of old Western maps showing Dokdo as a Korean territory.

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