A New Map of China

An official map commissioned by the UK government, “A New Map of China” was drawn by John Cary in 1801. John Cary (1754-1835), a British cartographer, was famous for his accuracy. To the northeast of Tai-ouan (Taiwan) are Pon-kia, Hoan-pin-su, Hao-yu-su, Hoan-oey-su and Tshe-oey-su, which are Anglicized names for Pengjia Yu, Huaping Yu, Diaoyu Yu, Huangwei Yu and Chiwei Yu – in the Minnan dialect, respectively.