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RE: Travel with me #106 : South Village 44, Taipei!

in #dlive7 years ago

Awesome pictures!

Enjoy this map of Taiwan (Formosa) By: Francois Valentijn, 1727. It is the earliest European made map to focus on the island, which the Dutch attempted to turn into a major trading post in the 1700s, but were driven out by the Chinese and local tribes.

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Here is a closeup of the Taipei area
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that's a very cool map you have there, it's almost un-recogniseable. Thank you for showing me another piece of history that I had absolutely no idea about!