조선 후기의 海防地圖 제작과 『三道水軍海防摠圖』

Abstract

General Map of Maritime Defence of Three Provinces combines map is an eight-fold folding screen that provides to be seen briefly of the Maritime Defence system of southern coastline of the Joseon territory during the early 19th century. This unique map is likely to have been produced for the navy commander-in-chief of three southern provinces because it emphasizes the importance of Tongyeong, the center of the maritime defence system with detailed and beautiful painting-like description of this military compound. The perspective of choice and concentration is to faithfully follow the general flow of painting style maps of the late Joseon Dynasty, which emphasizes the area where important geographical information is concentrated. In addition, a pictorial map showing the dignity of a large city, which is important for politics and defense, is also an important trend that spread from the 18th to the 19th century, and the General Map of Maritime Defence of Three Provinces combines map faithfully reflects this trend. In addition, the important aspect of maps and geographical information in the late Joseon Dynasty was to provide a comprehensive understanding of space by integrating them into a single screen.