This study is to classify old county-maps of Dongrae-bu, Busan and to analyze place names in maps comparatively. Nineteen maps covering Dongrae-bu was collected from the antique map books and related literature.
1. By the comparative analysis of cont...
This study is to classify old county-maps of Dongrae-bu, Busan and to analyze place names in maps comparatively. Nineteen maps covering Dongrae-bu was collected from the antique map books and related literature.
1. By the comparative analysis of contents, those maps can be classified into the four types.
Haedong-Jido and Jiseung belong to the first type. Jiseung is a copy from Haedong-Jido.
Bibyunsa-Jido, Yeongnam-Jido, Gakeup-Jido and Gwangyeo-do belong to the sencond type. Yeongnam-Jido is a copy from Bibyunsa-Jido, but a part of contents are from Haedong-Jido. Gakeup-Jido and Gwangyeo-do are copies from Yeongnam-Jido, but during the process of coping, some place names are abbreviated. Gunhyu-Jibangjido, Busan-Gojido, Dongraebusan-Gojido and Dongraebu-Jido (attachedn to the Eupji) belong to the third group. Those maps are drawn from actual scene and the original copy is Gunyun-Jibangjido. The fourth types are Daedongyeo-Jido, Dongyeodo, cheongkudo and Dongyeobigo, which are from the large scale maps of Korean penninsula. In spite that Daedongyeo-Jido and Cheongkudo was drawn by the same authors, their contents are diffenent in some parts.
2. Types of toponyms which were included in maps are different by the purpose of map-drawing. In the first type, place names from military, and administrative contents are written. In the second type, generic names from military, and administrative contents are written. In the second type, generic names especially from military and transportation and Japanese residence area. In the third types, city-walls and castles are drawn exaggeratively and detailed generic name from village are written in those maps. In the fourth types, generic name from natural environment, such as mountain and islands are very fluent.