In 1624, the Dutch established a presence in Taiwan, and in 1625 Jacob Noordeloos surveyed the island for his map of Taiwan, dubbing the Hengchun Peninsula Suijte Cap, or "southern cape," and ordering military units to take control of the region.
1624 年，荷蘭人據台，隔年 Jacob Noordeloos 實地測量繪製「台灣全島圖」，稱琅嶠南端為 Suijte Cape，（「南岬」之意），派兵控制此地。