일본의 고문헌을 통해 본 독도‑『隱州視聽合記』와 「개정일본여지노정전도」를 중심으로 ‑

Abstract

Plenty of documents on Dokdo were found in and out of Korea. In a situation that Japan would not acknowledge any document from Korea, literature materials from ancient Japan retains extremely high importance. Among Japanese materials on Dokdo the earliest one is 『Onshu Shicho Goki,(Records of Observation in Oki province』 which was compiled by Saito, Hosen in 1667. Kaisei Nihon yochi rotei zenzu(Revised Complete Map of Japanese Lands and Roads) which was produced by Nagakubo, Sekisui later in 1779 is regarded as virtually the most objective. Records and marks on Dokdo found in these materials can be guaranteed in their objectivity. Analysis result about these materials drew a syllogism as follows. ①Takeshima(Ulleungdo) mentioned in the Japanese materials is the territory of Joseon. ② Matsushima(Dokdo) is a dependency of Takeshima. ③ Therefore, Takeshima and Matsushima are the territories of Joseon. The essential part of the materials above is 9 Chinese characters, ‘見高麗, 猶雲州望隱州'. This paper ascertained the 9 characters based on historical facts and as a result, discovered the Japanese have appreciated that Dokdo and Ulleungdo were Joseon's territory since 17th century.