When Taiwan was drawn onto Western seafaring maps as "Formosa," the name became the most common appellation used for this island among Western nations. Even today it remains a virtual synonym for Taiwan.
隨著台灣被畫進歐洲世界航海地圖，福爾摩沙也成為後來西方各國對這座島嶼的稱謂，至今仍被沿用為台灣的另一個世界性名稱。