According to the book Kumen de Taiwan by Wang Yu-teh, there were more than a dozen places tagged Formosa in those days, including spots in Central America, Asia, and Africa.
根據作家王育德在《苦悶的台灣》一書中指出，世界上曾被稱為福爾摩沙的地方竟有十二個之多，南美洲、亞洲、非洲都有「福爾摩沙」。