Abstract |
Given the plethora and similarities of topographic maps, map users need to rely on the titles and numbers to classify and extract their required sheets. In the past century, the production of topographic maps of Taiwan was influenced by Japan, China and the United States, resulting in incoherence and frequent changes of the naming and numbering system. Thus, it became confusing and difficult for the researchers and catalogists. With many years of research on topographic maps of Taiwan, the author concludes that it is important to further understand the naming and numbering system of topographic maps of Taiwan as well as the context and the relationship with map cataloging. The study will analyze the changes of the serial names, sheet names, serial numbers, and sheet numbers of the topographic maps of Taiwan, thereby providing suggestions of map cataloging.
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