1808 Usando, Ulleungdo, and Matsushima Claimed To Be The Same Island
Man'gi yoram (만기요람, "Handbook of State Affairs") from 1808 quotes the earlier Yeojiji ("Gazette") that Ulleungdo and Usando all belonged to Usan'guk Quoting the Yeojiji, it was further mentioned that Usando was equivalent to what the Japanese then called Matsushima. However, the Yeojiji also stated that "...Usan-do and Ulleung-do are spoken of as the same island..."
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