Hōzu Genzu, Maps Index

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Abstract
This polygon shapefile is an index to 1:20,000 scale maps of Taiwan, titled 'Hōzu Genzu -- 堡圖原圖.' This map series was originally produced by the Japanese Land Survey Department of the General Staff Headquarters. Dates Unknown. Stanford University Libraries holds a large collection of Japanese military and imperial maps, referred to as gaihōzu, or "maps of outer lands." These maps were produced starting in the early Meiji (1868-1912) era and the end of World War II by the Land Survey Department of the General Staff Headquarters, the former Japanese Army. The Library is in the process of scanning and making available all of the maps in the collection. To create this index, footprints were generated using the fishnet tool, and metadata were supplied for the digitized paper maps by Stanford University Libraries. After the footprints were created, the shapefile was trimmed and labeled according to the sources.
Purpose
This layer provides an index map that can be used to locate individual scanned map sheets.

Description

Alternative title Taiwan 1:20,000 Maps Index
Type of resource cartographic, software, multimedia
Form Shapefile
Extent 0.06
Place Stanford, California,
Publisher Stanford Digital Repository
Publication date 2016
Language English
Digital origin born digital
Map data Scale not given. ; E 119°18ʹ--E 122°6ʹ/N 25°36ʹ5ʺ--N 21°52ʹ, Scale not given ; EPSG::4326

Creators/Contributors

Creator Stanford Geospatial Center

Subjects

Subject Military maps
Subject Topographic maps
Subject Index maps
Subject Grids (Cartography)
Subject Taiwan
Subject Boundaries
Subject Military
Genre Geospatial data
Genre Cartographic dataset

Bibliographic information

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Location https://purl.stanford.edu/zz752sd2086

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Use and reproduction
This item is in the public domain. There are no restrictions on use.
Copyright
This work is in the Public Domain, meaning that it is not subject to copyright.

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Preferred citation
Stanford Geospatial Center. (2016). Hōzu Genzu, Maps Index. Stanford Digital Repository. Available at: http://purl.stanford.edu/zz752sd2086.

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