Geography Geek | Why is Korea an Island on Old Maps? @GeographyGeek | Uploaded September 2022 | Updated October 2024, 27 minutes ago.
Korea…is obviously a peninsula, but it wasn’t always depicted as one on maps…but instead as an island. Let’s go to RareMap.com and take a look. We’ll type in Korea Island and as you can see multiple European maps depicting Korea as an island pop up though the shape varies. The years range from the late 16th century to the early 18th century. There is always a story behind these mistakes.

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“The Phantom Atlas” - Edward Brooke-Hitching

RareMaps.com Sources
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Jodicus Hondius 1610 (1606 First Published) - tinyurl.com/3r4hmsew
Abraham Ortelius 1595 - tinyurl.com/3aunh2zb
John Speed 1676 (1626 First Published) - tinyurl.com/yscxa95v
Jan Huygen Van Linschoten 1596 - tinyurl.com/puwyyfcf