New publication: Atlas of the Republic of China
新刊：中華民国地図集
- Publication
- 植物研究雑誌
- Volume
- 41
- Issue
- 6
- Pages
- 4
China · Version 3
1963–1972A short signed notice by 山崎敬 reviews volume 1, Taiwan, of 中華民国地図集 (ed. 張其昀; National Defense Research Institute; first edition 1959, reprint 1963; 43 maps). It notes that place names for all of Taiwan are given in Chinese characters together with romanization, and that separate sheets cover geology, climate, soil, forest types, land use and transport. The reviewer remarks that Taiwan's place names and their readings had changed while detailed maps were lacking, and welcomes the removal of that inconvenience; selected old names — Yushan (Niitakayama), Xueshan (Tsugitakayama), Zhongshan (Alishan), Ren'ai (Wushe) — are also printed for comparison.
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The notice reviews the Taiwan volume of the Atlas of the Republic of China, edited by Chang Chi-yun and published by the Institute for National Defense Research (first edition 1959; second edition 1963; 43 maps). It describes detailed place names in Chinese characters and romanization, maps of geology, climate, soils, forest types, land use and transport, and selected former place names for comparison. The reviewer welcomes its relief of the inconvenience caused by changed place names and pronunciations and the lack of detailed maps.
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