Dokdo-or-Takeshima?: North Korean Stamp of Dokdo

17.9.08

North Korean Stamp of Dokdo

This is a stamp of Dokdo made by North Korea (date of issue not known). It shows an old map of Usando - it is apparent that North took the same mistake as South did...

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pacifist18/9/08 00:33
I don't know about the original map of this design. Does anybody know? (I'm sorry the map on the stamp is too small to identify...)
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小嶋日向守18/9/08 02:48
http://news10.2ch.net/news4plus/kako/1080/10804/1080454378.html
イ・クムチョル朝鮮切手社中国支社長によると、発行予定の切手には、竹島が朝鮮の領土であることを明示した１８世紀初めの朝鮮半島の地図の写真が描かれる。

http://blog-imgs-23.fc2.com/y/o/s/yosukenaito/20060222212541.jpg
このサイトにある拡大図では、鬱陵島と于山と読めます。

19世紀中頃の地図の様な感じもしますが。
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pacifist18/9/08 07:44
小嶋日向守様、

Thanks for the larger photo.

But I've never seen the map before, it seems to be different from any of the maps Gerry has picked up at the right corner of this blog.

Does North Korea have their own documents and maps that we don't know?
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Kaneganese18/9/08 21:00
Thanks, pacifist & 小嶋日向守

I can read "2004" on the stamp.

And is it possible that the map is a property of NK and never had been open to public before? Come to think of it, it is natural that they have own old maps and documents. Having said that, Usan in the map doesn't seem to be today's Takeshima at all.
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GTOMR20/9/08 18:18
It is not sure that First one(Left-upper) seems to be
18C末期『海東図』朝鮮全図 at 湖巖美術館　

Forth one(right-lower) could be
18世紀前期　八道誌図　八道全圖 at 嶺南大学博物館

　　　　
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pacifist21/9/08 10:54
GTOMR,

Thanks for the information.
Is it possible to show us the maps?
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GTOMR22/9/08 00:17
Right-Bottom image;
I think The Right-bottom side one could be
18世紀前期　八道誌図　八道全圖 at 嶺南大学博物館

Upper-side, left one;
There are another possibility that Left-upper image is same map with Right-bottom one but different image file , or
I cancelled the comment about Or 18C末期『海東図』朝鮮全図 at 湖巖美術館, which have many korean text on the maps altouhgh the stamp map has no text on.　

The map on the stamp, what kind of Korean word written on the stamp, assumed 18Century and so on?
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小嶋日向守22/9/08 02:13
gtomr様

鑑定お見事です。

なお以下のサイトの一番下の方に、
http://www9.ocn.ne.jp/~petro/coffeeroom5.htm

初日カバーの様な別の封筒の写真があります。
それには、茶色っぽい写真が出ていますが、「于山」の拡大図が載っていまして、文字、染み具合などから色合いは違っていても、全く同じ地図の様に見えます。
画像を保存して、フォトショップで拡大してみるとよく判ります。
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GTOMR22/9/08 14:34
Comparison of those maps
a.18世紀前期　八道誌図　八道全圖 at 嶺南大学博物館

Another image as follows;
b.No.53 18世紀前期　八道誌図　八道全圖 at 嶺南大学博物館
 at Dokdo museum map exhibishion

image of N.Korea stamp
c.The stamp by North Korea 1
d.The stamp by North korea 2
(c n d, referenced from http://www9.ocn.ne.jp/~petro/coffeeroom5.htm)

compare and analysis those map
Compare A and B with C. (check the folding line, edge on the map and outline of the peninsula)

Compare A widh D (discription about Ullugndo and Usando)

Those seems to be same map but it is different color because subject to light and camera, I guess

小嶋日向守 san thank you for information about the image of N.Korea stamp.
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NE Shore of Ulleungdo (鬱陵島 - 울릉도)

This satellite photo shows Ulleungdo's neighboring islands of Gwaneumdo (觀音島) and Jukdo (竹島) off Ulleungdo's east shore. Gwaneumdo is only about 100 meters offshore and looks more like a cape than an island. Jukdo is about 2 km offshore. The old Korean name for Jukdo was "Usando" (于山島), as many of Korea's old maps show. Koreans claim that Usando was Korea's old name for "Dokdo" (Liancourt Rocks), but they have no documents or maps to prove it. Also, Liancourt Rocks is about ninety-two kilometers southeast of Ulleungdo and are essentially two islands, but all of Korea's old maps show it as one island just off shore of Ulleungdo.

"Cheonggudo" (靑邱圖) Atlas (1860 - 1872)

This Korean map of Ulleungdo (鬱陵島 - 울릉도) showed it with a small island off its eastern shore labeled as "Usan" (于山). Hash marks at the bottom of the map showed that Usan was less than 4 km off Ulleungdo's east shore. That would mean that it would be Ulleungdo's neighboring island of Jukdo, which is about 2.2 km off Ulleungdo's east shore. Koreans claim that Usando was the old name for Dokdo (Liancourt Rocks), but Dokdo is 92 km southeast of Ulleungdo and is essentially two islands, not one. The map is stored in the National Library of Korea.

"Cheonggudo" (靑邱圖) Atlas (1834)

This Korean map of Ulleungdo (鬱陵島 - 울릉도) showed Usan (于山 - 우산) as a neighboring island just off Ulleungdo's east shore. The hash marks at the bottom of the map showed the island to be about 4 km offshore. Usando was the old Korean name for Ulleungdo's neighboring island of Jukdo, which is about 2.2 km of Ulleungdo's east shore. Koreans claim that Usando was the old Korean name for "Dokdo" (Liancourt Rocks), which is 92 km southeast of Ulleungdo, but this map and many others prove that claim false. The map is stored in Seoul National University's Kyujanggak Center for Korean Studies.

"Dong Yeodo" (東輿圖) Atlas (1795 - 1800)

This map showed Ulleungdo (鬱陵島 - 울릉도) with a neighboring island labeled as "Usan" (于山 - 우산). Usando (于山島) was the old Korean name for Ulleungdo's neighboring island of Jukdo (竹島 - 죽도), which is about 2.2 km off Ulleungdo's east shore. Koreans claim that Usando was the old name for "Dokdo" (Liancourt Rocks), which is 92 km southeast of Ulleungdo, but this map and many others prove that claim wrong. The map is stored in Japan's "University of Tsukuba Library" (筑波大学附属図書館).

"Joseon-do" (朝鮮圖) - 1800 - 1822

This map of Ullelungdo (鬱陵島) is from the Korean atlas "Joseon-do" (朝鮮圖), which is believed to have been made sometime between 1800 and 1822. Ulleungdo is shown with a neighboring island labeled as Usan (于山). Koreans claim that Usando (于山島) was the old Korean name for Dokdo (Liancourt Rocks), but this map and many others show that it was Ulleungdo's neighboring island of Jukdo (竹島), which is Ulleungdo's largest neighboring island and only two kilometers off Ulleungdo's east shore. The map is stored in the Osaka Nakanoshima Library (中之島圖書館).

"Gwandong Bangyeo" (關東方輿) - late 1800s?)

This map of Ulleungdo comes from an atlas entitled "Gwandong Bangyeo" (關東方輿), which was probably made in the late 1800s since the map is very similarly to another map of Ulleungdo that was made between 1884 and 1894. The mapmaker used gridlines to help show relative size and distance. The map shows Ulleungdo with a small island off its east shore labeled as "Usan" (于山), which was the old Korean name for Ulleungdo's neighboring island of Jukdo (竹島 - 죽도). Jukdo is Ulleungdo's largest neighoring island and is about two kilometers off Ulleungdo's east shore. Koreans claim that Usando was the old Korean name for "Dokdo" (Liancourt Rocks), but they have no maps or documents to prove it. The map is stored in the Korean National Library.

"Joseon Jido" (朝鮮地圖) Atlas (1750 - 1768)

This Korean map of Ulleungdo (鬱陵島 - 울릉도) showed "Usan" (于山 - 우산) as a neighboring island. The grid lines on the map helped show the small island's relative distance from Ulleungdo. Usando (于山島 - 우산도) was the old Korean name for Ulleungdo's neighboring island of Jukdo (竹島 - 죽도), which is about 2.2 km off Ulleungdo's east shore. Korean's claim that Usando was the old name for "Dokdo" (Liancourt Rocks), but this map and many others prove that claim false.

Inspector's Map of Ulleungdo (1711)

The map is an inspector's map that showed Ulleungdo with an island off its east shore labeled as "the so-called Usando" (所謂于山島). The small island was also labeled as having "fields of haejang bamboo" (海長竹田). Koreans claim that Usando was Dokdo (Liancourt Rocks), but this map shows that it could not have been Dokdo since Dokdo is just rocks without the soil to grow haejang bamboo. Also, Usando was shown as a neighboring island of Ulleungdo, but Dokdo is 92 km southeast of Ulleungdo. Stored in Seoul Nat'l University's Kyujanggak Institute of Korean Studies.

"Haejwa Jeondo" (海左全圖) - mid 1800s

This old Korean map showed Ulleungdo (鬱陵島 - 울릉도) with a small neighboring island just off its east shore labeled as "Usan" (于山 - 우산). Koreans claim that Usando (于山島 - 우산도) was the old name for Dokdo (Liancourt Rocks), but this map is evidence against the Korean claim. Liancourt Rocks is essentially two islands 92 kilometers southeast of Ulleungdo, but the Usan on this map is just off Ulleungdo's east shore and is only one island. In fact, Usando was the old name for Ulleungdo's neighboring island of Jukdo (竹島 - 죽도), which is only two kilometers off Ulleungdo's east shore.

Carte de la Coree (1846)

This map was made iin 1846 by Kim Dae-geon (金大建), who was Korea's first Catholic priest. He made this map for the benefit of the French priest he works with. He was killed by the Joseon government the same year this map was made. The map shows Ulleungdo labeled in French as "Oulangto" and its neighboring island of Usando labeled as "Ousan." Koreans claim that Usando (于山島 - 우산도) was the old name for Dokdo (Liancourt Rock), but this map shows Usando as one island just of the east shore of Ulleungdo. That tells us that Usando was almost certainly Ulleungdo's neighboring island of Jukdo (竹島 - 죽도), which is only 2 kilometers off Ulleungdo's east shore. Also, this island could not have been Liancourt Rocks since Liancourt Rocks is essentially two islands not one. The original of this map is stored in the National Library of France.

Joseon Jeondo (朝鮮全圖) from the "Gakdo Jido" (各道地圖) Atlas (latter 18th c.)

This old Korean map showed an island labeled as "Usando" (于山島 - 우산도) just off the east shore of Ulleundo (鬱陵島 - 울릉도). Koreans claim that Usando was the old name for Dokdo (Liancourt Rocks), but this map is more evidence against that claim. Liancourt Rocks is essentially two islands ninety-two kilometers southeast of Ulleungdo, but this map shows Usando as one island just off Ulleungdo's east shore. Usando was, in fact, the old name for Ulleungdo's neighboring island of Jukdo (竹島 - 죽도), which is about two kilometers off Ulleungdo's east shore. This map is stored in Korea's Yeongnam University Museum.

"Joseon Jido" (朝鮮地圖) Atlas (1898)

"Donggyeong San Cheon - Paldo Jido (東京山川八道地圖) Atlas (date unknown)

"Jeongukdo" (全國圖) from the "Dongguk Daecheondo" (東國大全圖) - 1740

This old Korean map shows Ulleungdo (鬱陵島 - 울릉도) with a small neighboring island just off its east shore labeled as "Usando" (于山島 - 우산도). Koreans claim that Usando was the old name for Dokdo, but this map is evidence against that claim. Liancourt Rocks is essentially two islands ninety-two kilometers southeast of Ulleungdo, but the Usando on this map is one island just off the east shore of Ulleungdo. Usando was, in fact, the old name for Ulleungdo's neighboring island of Jukdo (竹島 - 죽도), which is about two kilometers off Ulleungdo's east shore. This map is stored in the Korean National Museum.

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17.9.08

North Korean Stamp of Dokdo

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