"Here is a map closely tied to Taiwan's historical destiny," says SMC's publisher Wei Te-wen in his small office as he spreads out a map by the American General Charles W. Le Gendre. The map was made in 1871 and is entitled Formosa Island and the Pescadores; it gives a detailed depiction of Taiwan.
「這是一張攸關台灣命運的地圖，」在南天書局發行人魏德文小小的辦公室裡，他翻開一張美國少將李仙得（Le Gendre）於 1871 年繪製的「福爾摩沙與澎湖群島圖」，細述台灣身世。