The following maps, published by China, Viet Nam and foreign
countries, all show that the southernmost part of China is Hainan
island.
The
map of Quang Nam Prefecture in the Toan tap Thien Nam tu chi lo do thu.
The complete set of road maps by Do Ba in the Chinh Hoa Dynasty
(1680-1705), in the reign of Le. The notes on the map recorded Bai Cat
Vang (Yellow Sand Beach) in Chu Nom in the native language, off the
Quang Ngai Prefecture's shore.
The
Ban Quoc Dia Do (The Map of the Country) drew the position of the
provinces and big mountains from Nam Quan border gate to Bien Hoa, Vinh
Long printed in the book titled Khai dong thuyet uoc (The primer for
elementary school children). On this map, there were three words Hoang
Sa chu (Hoang Sa islands) inscribed in Chinese characters at the sea off
Central Viet Nam.
The book was compiled and print-carved for the
first time in the sixth year of Tu Duc's reign (1853) to be used as text
book. The inclusion of the place name of Hoang Sa in the textbook show
that the Nguyen dynasty had attached importance to the sovereignty over
Hoang Sa archipelago and to the education of awareness of sovereignty
for young generations.
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A map of East-Indies drawn by Herman Moll and published by McMilan Company in London (Britain) in 1736s |
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Asian map shows the southernmost part of China only to Hainan province
A map published in 1914 in the UK shows the southernmost part of China only to Hainan island
A map of Guangdong province, published in 1908, shows the southernmost part of China only to Hainan island
A
map of Guangdong province with the southernmost part of China shows
only to Hainan Island printed in the Chinese geographical atlas,
published by the Republic of China in 1919
A
map of Guangdong province with the southernmost part of China show only
to Hainan province printed in the Chinese Post Atlas and republished by
the Republic of China in 1933
A
map of China and Japan reflects the southernmost part of China only to
Hainan island published by C.S. Hammoed &Company in New York (USA)
in 1947
The complete set of maps of provinces under the Qing dynasty
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