12 Jan 2009

[The 19th c. Images of] Formosa
Reed College, Portland, OR, US
Self-description:
"This digital library gathers together a large body of primarily European and American images of the island of Taiwan -- called 'Formosa' by foreign visitors in the 19th Century -- and its various peoples. These textual representations, woodcuts, maps, and linguistic data were originally published in European and North American books and journals during the 19th Century, but are not easily accessible to those interested in the history of Taiwan today. Users are encouraged to examine the engravings, woodcuts, etchings and sketches of landscapes, people, architecture, boats and implements by selecting increasing magnifications of those Images included in the library."
Site contents:
* Introduction;
* Maps (Island maps, Place-name maps, Locality maps, Map catalog);
* Texts [19th-Century European & North American Encounters with Taiwan: A Bibliography of Texts Input - 59 references];
* Images [by Category: Architecture, Landscape, Implements, People, Boats; by Individual Portfolio: Thomson - 1875, Fischer - 1900, Garnot - 1894, Ibis - 1877, Taylor - 1888, The Illustrated London News - 1859];
* Linguistic data;
* Timeline; * Search; * Feedback; * Credits.
URL http://academic.reed.edu/formosa/formosa_index_page/Formosa_index.html
Internet Archive http://web.archive.org/web/*/http://academic.reed.edu/formosa/formosa_index_page/Formosa_index.html
Link reported by: T. Matthew Ciolek (tmciolek--at--coombs.anu.edu.au)
* Resource type [news - documents - study - corporate info. - online guide]: Documents/Study
* Publisher [academic - business - government - library/museum - NGO - other]: Academic
* Scholarly usefulness [essential - v.useful - useful - interesting - marginal]: V.Useful
* External links to the resource [over 3,000 - under 3,000 - under 1,000 - under 300 - under 100 - under 30]: under 300