tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26948035.post3756330854111422991..comments2024-01-26T17:48:29.804+09:00Comments on Dokdo-or-Takeshima?: 1877 Jpn Map Shows "Matsushima" (松島) as JapaneseGerry Bevershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14311939520870098017noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26948035.post-65532141608373702812008-02-10T23:40:00.000+09:002008-02-10T23:40:00.000+09:00Gerry, it must be a slow day at the office when yo...Gerry, it must be a slow day at the office when you post this nonsense.<BR/><BR/>Stop making rash conclusions on the basis of an incorrect map and logically analyse all data. Only after checking many maps you can see that Japan did not consider Matsushima as part of her land.<BR/><BR/>The map you link to shows typical position of Seibolds error complete with dotted lines to show Jukdo's outline. Similar to the maps below.<BR/><BR/><A HREF="http://www.dokdo-takeshima.com/Britishnavy1863.jpg" REL="nofollow">Takeshima P.D.1</A><BR/><BR/><A HREF="http://www.dokdo-takeshima.com/japanesenavymap.jpg" REL="nofollow">Takeshima P.D.2</A><BR/><BR/>No Japan did not consider the name Matsushima as part of their territory either in maps of documents of the day. This can be seen in first the Japanese report on Chosun in 1870.<BR/><BR/><A HREF="http://www.dokdo-takeshima.com/dokdo1870doc.html" REL="nofollow">1870 Report</A><BR/><BR/>Japanese maps of Korea and Japan itself consistently excluded Takeshima and Matsushima from the territory of Japan. This is despite the fact they always included Japan's outlying islands such as the Ryukyus, Kuriles and far away Bonin Islands group. (Ogasawaras)<BR/><BR/><A HREF="http://www.dokdo-takeshima.com/dokdo-japan-national.html" REL="nofollow">Map1</A><BR/><BR/><A HREF="http://www.dokdo-takeshima.com/dokdo-japan-national-2.html" REL="nofollow">Map2</A><BR/><BR/><A HREF="http://www.dokdo-takeshima.com/dokdo-japan-national-3.html" REL="nofollow">Map3</A><BR/><BR/>Even Japanese prefecture maps of Liancourt Rocks (Dokdo/Matsushima) failed to exclude the islands up until the Japanese military annexed the rocks in 1905.<BR/><BR/><A HREF="http://www.dokdo-takeshima.com/dokdo-shimane.html" REL="nofollow">Map4</A><BR/><BR/>Here is an 1890 map book of Japan showing all regions mapped by prefecture. The overall map shows both Takeshima and Matsushima. However the islands are not included as any prefecture. Again all very distant outlying islands are inclusive. There are at least another five map books the same as this one published in different years all showing the same boundaries of Japan.<BR/><BR/><A HREF="http://www.dokdo-takeshima.com/dokdo-1890-japanese-limit.html" REL="nofollow">Map Book</A><BR/><BR/>Gerry, stop knowingly misleading readers on this forum.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com