What is "daehanjiji"

Daehanjiji (; Hanja: 大韓地誌) is a Korean geography book about the Great Korean Empire, written by Hyeun Chae (; Hanja: 玄采) and published by Gwangmun-sa (; Hanja: 廣文社), Seoul. Hyeun Chae wrote Daehanjiji, a two-volume set of Korean elementary school geography books, in 1899 translating and compiling Japanese and Korean sources. The titles, authors, and chronologies of source material for the compilation are not always stated, yet Gomatsu Susumu's Chōsenhachidō-shi(朝鮮八道誌; Joseon Paldo-ji, 1887) and Matsumoto Nikichi(Kendo)(松本仁吉; a.k.a. 謙堂)'s Chōsenchishi Yoryaku (朝鮮地誌要略; Joseon Jiji Yoryak, 1894) and their styles are suspected as primary sources and models of emulation. The author states in the postface that he employed several Japanese geographies on Korea, and that he supplemented these with the historical sections from Shinjeung Dongguk Yeojiseungram. Daehanjiji was published in 1899 and reprinted in 1901. It gave a summary description of late 19th century Korean geography with greater emphasis on physical geography. The written language conformed to the then innovative Gukhanmun Honyongche, one combining han'geul and hanja, and was popular for the relative ease of deciphering. As the first western style geography textbook published in late Joseon dynasty, it contributed to the Gaehwa movement, the opening up to enlightenment for the Korean masses and raising awareness and unity as a nation by inviting commoners to learn everything they could about the Korean Empire and its landscape, namely the Korean Peninsula at late 19th century. It was foreworded by Lee Gyu-hwan (; Hanja: 李圭桓), Director of Editorial Office, Ministry of Education. Daehanjiji was employed in the school system, but was banned, confiscated, and burned by Protectorate General by Notice No. 72 of Nov. 19, 1910.