Tsao Yung-ho adds that the differing place-names found on maps down the ages reveal something of the course of progress in Taiwan, as well as changes in the topography, and general level of geographical awareness at each time.
曹永和進一步指出，從每個時代地圖上所標示的地名，可以知道台灣發展的脈絡、地形的變遷，以及當時人對地理的認識。