Those early Taiwan maps which have survived, have found their way down to the museums and academic bodies of today, from the vaults of once all-powerful emperors, and the hands of daring sea captains.
時至今日，台灣古地圖已由中國權傾天下的皇帝，或歐洲豪情萬丈的船長手上，到了博物館、學術機構手中。