This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
Sights In a Corea A portrait of Corea and its people
National Geographic survey describes Corea or Chosen as a peninsula island with 20 million Coreans amid Japanese rule. It covers geography climate and economy, notes rice farming cotton production and mineral wealth, and details Mourning dress customs and elaborate Corean clothing for both genders. It also details street life, gender roles, and reform-era attire.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National Geographic Society
Washington, D. C
Corea
Chosen
Japan
West
Chosen Strait
Fusan
Seoul
Yalu
Turnen
New York
Pennsylvania
United States
China
Corean