![]() Korea is shown in partial outline, seemingly as a peninsula, and is labelled as 'Corea unknown'. Taiwan is labelled a 'Formosa I', while the city of Taoyuan is labelled as 'Teywan'. Further north still, is labelled 'Chequian' (Zhejiang) with 'Limpo' (Ningbo) and 'Xantung' (Shandong), while 'Nankin' (Nanking) appears in the interior. ![]() Further north, is Fujian, labelled here as 'Foquin', which features the port of 'Amoy'. China's coasts aresouthern Guangdong, labelled here as 'Quantung', northwards, with the 'Canton R.' and 'Maccoa' (Macao) labelled, along with the old Portuguese names for various coastal features. The large quarter compass rose is a signature feature of manuscript sea charts, such as those done by the Thames School. The coastlines are delineated in a somewhat stylized manner, with major ports and cities of interest labelled, while the interior is mostly left intentionally blank. The map is of a very unusual style that was seemingly influenced by the sea charts made by the 'Thames School' of cartographers in London who operated in the second half of the 17th Century and were closely associate with the EIC (as a long time EIC affiliate Hamilton was almost certainly familiar with their work). This rare and curious map of coastal China, Taiwan, Korea and Japan was made by Alexander Hamilton, a larger-than-life Scottish adventurer, privateer and pirate-hunter, who spent 35-years in Asian waters as an affiliate of the English East India Company (EIC). A rare and unusual map of coastal China, Taiwan, Korea and Japan made by the Scottish adventurer and privateer Alexander Hamilton. ![]() Training their crews to handle an invasion force is another step towards being fully prepared, he adds.Īt least two have since headed back towards their home ports.Copper engraving on fine watermarked paper (Very Good, old soft folds, barely noticeable small hairline tear just entering map at left-hand border, lower left-hand blank margin professionally instated to fill former binding gap), 33 x 39.5 cm. Shugart tracked them to beaches near the Taiwan Strait often associated with Chinese beachhead practice events. Three of China’s largest RO-RO vessels last month diverted from their usual routes. “The drill should be viewed as a war plan rehearsal … In the event of a future military conflict, it is likely that the operational plans currently being rehearsed will be directly translated into combat operations.” “PLA drills surrounding Taiwan are intended to show that it is capable of blockading the entire island and of resolving the Taiwan question through non-peaceful ways, if the situation becomes irretrievable,” threatens China’s Communist Party mouthpiece, the Global Times. “Bear in mind that this is *in addition to* what could be delivered via paradrop, helicopter-borne assault, and of course the PLA Navy’s traditional amphibious assault ships, which would probably lead the assault,” Shugart tweeted. He’s identified 34 large, military-grade RO-RO ships capable of rushing between four and seven Chinese army brigades to Taiwan’s beaches within one day. Thomas Shugart July 29, 2022Ĭentre for a New American Security strategic consultant Thomas Shugart has since done the maths. Again, thatâs what itâs optimized for. In addition to carrying 1300+ people, it has about 60K sq ft of vehicle stowage - 3X the larger San Antonio LPD. By my calculations, itâs a roughly 23K ton ship. Here is Chinaâs newest Ro-Ro ferry, the Xiang Long Dao. “Activities around our territory are closely monitored … and will meet our appropriate responses when needed.”įor its part, China’s Eastern Theatre Command issued a press release stating the war-games called as a snap response to US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s visit to Taipei were to practice “joint blockade, sea assault, land attack and air combat capabilities”. “The People’s Republic of China announcing air-naval live-fire drills around Taiwan is self-evidently apparent that they seek a cross-strait resolution by force instead of peaceful means. ![]() ![]() “We are not eager for a fight, nor will we shy away from one,” says the Tawainese Ministry of National Defense. That’s all it can take for a clash to erupt between the armed forces of China, Taiwan and the United States. Tourists look on as a Chinese military helicopter flies past Pingtan island, one of mainland China's closest point from Taiwan, in Fujian province on August 4. ![]()
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