『동국여지승람』에 반영된 해도 인식

Abstract

In the early Joseon Dynasty, the production of geography books was the most important compilation project aimed at maintaining the country’s culture and institutions. In particular, geography books were part of an important compilation project of the government, which incorporated the concept of national territory and the necessity of state tax system. In the early Joseon Dynasty, the territorial awareness of the sea of Hasamdo was increasing in addition to the northern regions such as the Liaodong area. The Joseon government’s understanding of nautical chart can be found not only in the Annals of the Joseon Dynasty but also in the geographical maps compiled in the early Joseon Dynasty. The number and contents of the nautical charts became more diversified and expanded as the country compiled more geographical maps. The sea charts included in nature articles of Donggukyeojiseungram are much more precise than those of the Goryeo Dynasty, and are based upon the experiences accumulated from explorations. The number of sea maps in Gyeongsangdojiriji was only 12, which was increased to 107 in Sejongsilrokjiriji and then to 572 in Donggukyeojiseungram. In Donggukyeojiseungram, sea maps were contained in nature articles and viewed as territory. This indicates that the Joseon Dynasty in its early period had a high level of awareness and understanding. The early Joseon Dynasty launched initiatives to have government officials directly investigating and validating the information and records to be compiled over several times. Efforts were also made to investigate and validate nautical charts as well. In addition to the exploration of Usando and Mureungdo in the early Joseon Dynasty, after the exploration of Yodo and Sambongdo was completed, the records of Usando and Mureungdo were compiled, meaning that the dynasty officially recorded Ulleungdo and Dokdo.