The population of Taiwan in the 17th century consisted mainly of Aborigines living in villages. Sadly, today we have virtually no documents about the indigenous peoples of that time, which makes those few pieces of evidence that exist all the more valuable.
十七世紀的台灣，主要人口是部落大小不一的原住民，可惜今天我們機乎找不到當時原住民的任何文獻資料，更說明著這幾張手繪古圖的彌足珍貴。