Formosa city plans, A.M.S. L991 series, 1944-1945 (Taiwan)

Twenty-six World War II era Formosa city plans with scales between 1:6,000 to 1:10,000 in the A.M.S. L991 series. Prepared under the direction of the Chief of Engineers by the Army Map Service, Washington, D.C. Various sheets compiled in 1944 and 1945 from aerial photography in 1943 and 1944, by photo-planimetric methods and by reference to Formosa 1:25,000 A.M.S. sheets and 1:50,000 A.M.S. sheets; U.S. Hydrographic charts; Japanese Hydrographic charts; Japanese Imperial Land Survey 1:50,000 sheets; Topography adjusted from base maps by reference to aerial photography. Additional information from intelligence data. Place names are transcribed according to the modified Hepburn (Romaji) System.

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