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Taichu, Formosa (Taiwan), Taichu Shu. A.M.S. L991

Description:

Alternate title: Taichu. In upper left margin: Formosa city plans 1:8,000. Polyconic projection. Relief shown by 10 meter contour intervals and spot elevations. Compiled from aerial photography dated from November 1943 to September 1944, by photo-planimetric method and by reference to Formosa 1:50,000, A.M.S. Sheet 2219-III, 1944; Formosa 1:25,000, A.M.S. Sheet 2210-III NE, 1944; Japanese Imperial Land Survey 1:50,000, Sheet G51-XXXI-8, 1928. Additional information from intelligence data. Place names are transcribed according to the Modified Hepburn (Romaji) System. With a glossary. Name has been changed to T'ai-chung [Taichung]. Military grid. Relief shown by 10 meter contour intervals and spot elevations. "Contour interval 10 meters, with auxiliary contours at 5 meter intervals." Three classes of roads or trails, two classes of railroads, and areas of vegetation and cultivation are shown. Some buildings and regional districts are named. "Place names are transcribed according to the modified Hepburn (Romaji) system." Marginal maps and diagram: Index to boundaries -- Coverage diagram. Includes "Glossary." North Decimal Degree 24.166667. West Decimal Degree 120.650000. South Decimal Degree 24.116667. East Decimal Degree 120.700000. AMS 1.

Resource Link:

https://catalog.princeton.edu/catalog/9968306853506421

Identifier:

ark:/88435/kw52j970z

Language:

en and English

Creator:

United States. Army Map Service

Publisher:

Washington, D.C. : Army Map Service, U.S. Army, 1945.

Provider:

Princeton

Resource Class:

Maps

Resource Type:

Image

Subject:

Cities and towns, Topographic maps, Taiwan—Maps, Taichung City (Taiwan)—Maps, and Maps

Theme:

Cities and towns, Topographic maps, Taiwan—Maps, Taichung City (Taiwan)—Maps, and Maps

Spatial Coverage:

Taiwan

Access Rights:

Public

Format:

TIFF