In fact, even in the 17th century the Dutch had already published a number of documents on Taiwan. The most famous was written by Frederic Coyett, the last Dutch governor and the man defeated by Zheng, and it has long served as an important source about Taiwan for historians.
事實上，十七世紀荷蘭人已出版不少有關台灣的文獻與地圖，其中最著名的是鄭成功手下敗將、台灣最後一任荷蘭太守菲德烈所著的《被遺誤的福爾摩沙》，為日後歐洲研究台灣史的重要文獻。