1751~1753 Japanese document

「隠岐国松島ノ西島ヨリ海上道規凡四十里許リ北方ニ一島アリ名テ竹島ト曰フ 此ノ島日本ニ接シ朝鮮ニ隣シ地形三角ニシテ周囲凡ソ十五里許リ…伯州米子ヨリ竹島マテ海上道規百六十里許アリ 米子ヨリ出雲ヘ出隠岐ノ松島ヲ歴テ竹島ニ至ルナリ 但隠岐ノ福島ヨリ松島マテ海上道規六十里許松島ヨリ竹島マテ四十里許ト云也以上ノ諸説ハ享保九申辰年官府江府ノ叩問ニ依テ米子ノ市人大谷九右衛門村川市兵衛カ貴答ノ上書ニ原ケリ」

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오키국(隱岐國) 송도(松島)의 서쪽섬으로부터 바닷길로 40리쯤 떨어진 북방에 한 섬이 있으니 이름을 죽도(竹島, 울릉도)라고 한다. 이 섬은 일본에 접하고 조선에 인접하였는데 지형은 삼각으로 주위는 대충 15리 정도 … 호슈(伯州) 요나고(米子)로부터 죽도까지 바닷길로 160리 정도가 된다. 요나코에서 이즈모로 나와 오키의 후쿠시마(福浦)에서 松島까지는 바닷길로 60리정도, 송도에서 죽도까지는 40리 가량이라고 말하고 있다. 이상의 제설(諸說)은 교호(享保) 9년(1724) 관부(官府, 에도막부)의 하문에 의하여 요나고의 백성 오다니 규에몬(大谷九右衛門) 및무라카와 이치베이에( 村川市兵衛)라고 하는 자의 답서(答書)에 의거한 것이다.

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There is an island called Takeshima (Ulleungdo)on a sea route in the northen region that is about 40 ri (里) west of Oki District’s Matsushima (Dokdo/Takeshima). This island bordered Japan and Chosun. It is triangular-sized with a circumference of about 15 ri. … It is about 160 ri from 伯州米子 to Takeshima (Ulleungdo). They say that from 米子 by way of 이즈모, it is about 60 ri from 福浦 to Matsushima (Dokdo/Takeshima) and about 40 ri from Matsushima to Takeshima (Ulleungdo).

The above opinion was given by 米子 residents 大谷九右衛門 and 村川市兵衛 in response to an inquiry by the government in 1724gerry at occidentalism

隠岐国松島ノ西島ヨリ海上道規凡四十里許リ北方ニ一島アリ名テ竹島ト曰フ
From Nishi-jima (西島: west island) of Matsushima in Oki-no-kuni (land of Oki) about 40-ri on the sea, there is an island in the north and it is called Takeshima.

此ノ島日本ニ接シ朝鮮ニ隣シ地形三角ニシテ周囲凡ソ十五里許リ…
This island is close to Japan and close to Chosun, and its shape is triangular, and its circumference is about 15-ri.

伯州米子ヨリ竹島マテ海上道規百六十里許アリ
Distance from Yonago of Hakusyu to Takeshima is about 160-ri on the sea.

米子ヨリ出雲ヘ出隠岐ノ松島ヲ歴テ竹島ニ至ルナリ
(You have to go) from Yonago to Izumo, and then (you’ll go) by way of Oki’s Matsushima and (you’ll) reach Takeshima.

但隠岐ノ福島ヨリ松島マテ海上道規六十里許松島ヨリ竹島マテ四十里許ト云也
However, they say that distance from Oki’s Fukushima to Matsushima is about 60-ri on the sea, and distance from Matsushima to Takeshima is about 40-ri.

以上ノ諸説ハ享保九申辰年官府江府ノ叩問ニ依テ米子ノ市人大谷九右衛門村川市兵衛カ貴答ノ上書ニ原ケリ
The various information above were written in the 9th year of Kyoho (1724) after the questioning civillians in Yonago - Kyuemon Oya and Ichibee Murakawa.pacifist at occidentalism

There is an island called Takeshima (Ulleungdo)on a sea route in the northen region that is about 40 ri (里) from west island*1 of Oki District’s Matsushima (Dokdo/Takeshima),This island
bordered Japan and it is in the neighborhood of Chosun. It is triangular-sized with a circumference of about 15 ri. …It is about 160 ri from 伯州米子 to Takeshima (Ulleungdo).
You’ll reach Takeshima from 米子 to Matushima of Ok by way of 出雲.,,,　It is about 60 ri from 福浦　of Oki to Matsushima (Dokdo/Takeshima) and about 40 ri from Matsushima to Takeshima (Ulleungdo)ponta