The written record of Taiwan improves from that date, and the maps become more accurate, never again showing Taiwan as other than a single island after the 17th century.
荷蘭人據台後，勢力由海上進入陸地，有關台灣的文字紀錄增多，繪製的台灣地圖也日益精確，十七世紀後，不再出現兩個島或三個島的台灣地圖。