In fact, within this series of maps, there were some that followed the convention of north at the top, while others were presented from the side to show Taiwan's mountains three-dimensionally, and still others highlighted the topography of the sea floor surrounding Taiwan. There was no controversy for almost six months after the maps were published.
其實該系列地圖中，循慣例以北方朝上者有之，從側面立體呈現台灣山脈走勢者有之，著重表現台灣週遭海底地形者亦有之，發表後近半年都不曾出現任何爭議。