메이지시기에 발행된 조선지도와 임진왜란

Abstract

This paper analyzes maps of Joseon published in Japan from the Meiji Restoration to the Sino-Japanese War, particularly focusing on those containing information about the Imjin War. After the Meiji Restoration, with the imminent invasion of Korea, Japanese interest in Joseon increased, and various publications on Joseon were issued. In this context, a number of maps were published that contained information about Toyotomi Hideyishi’s invasion of Korea, which was used as a historical justification for the “Conquest of Korea” debates (Seikanron).
 The examples included Sada Hakubō 佐田白茅, who produced maps based on maps acquired in the field of diplomacy between Joseon and Japan; Kondō Makoto 近藤真琴, a former soldier who studied Joseon's geography and published maps; and general publishers who produced maps for commercial purposes. The maps documenting the battles of the Imjin War were often produced in a manner favoring the Japanese perspective, highlighting Japanese victories or portraying defeats as hard-fought battles. Meanwhile, maps published immediately after the Un'yō Incident were reissued with different authors and publishers in response to the increased demand following the Military Mutiny of 1882 and the Sino-Japanese War. After the Sino-Japanese War, as Japan’s focus shifted to Manchuria, Imjin War-related maps were no longer published.