Description: Composed of more than 3000 islands, Japan extends along the Pacific coast of Asia. The inset map of Taiwan, sometimes referred to as Formosa, is pictured because Taiwan was a Japanese territory after being ceded from China in the late 19th century.
Source: Ernest Rhys, Ed., A Literary and Historical Atlas of Asia (New York, NY: E.P. Dutton & CO., 1912) 88
Map Credit: Courtesy the private collection of Roy Winkelman |
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