1910년 3월 대한제국(大韓帝國) 도지부(度支部)에서 활자(活字)로 간행한 “1663년 한성부(漢城府) 북부호적(北部戶籍)” - 최초의 활자 인쇄본 호적대장(戶籍大帳) 『개국이백칠십이년계묘식년북부장호적(開國二百七十二年癸卯式年北部帳戶籍)』의 소개 - = “Census Register of the Northern Part of Hanseong-Bu of 1663”, the First Printed Original of Census Records Printed in Types by the Ministry of Finance of the Daehan Empire in March, 1910

다국어 초록 (Multilingual Abstract)

“Census Register of the Northern Part of Hanseong-Bu of 1663”, preserved in the Kyujanggak Institute for Korean Studies, Seoul National University, is the only original of census records of Hanseong-Bu (including inside and outside) made before 1896. It was printed in types and published as a supplement to the 36th volume of The Bulletin of the Financial Affairs (『財務彙報』) by the Ministry of Finance of the Daehan Empire in March, 1910. Titled as the “Census Register of the Northern Part of the 272nd year of the Dynasty” (開國二百七十二年癸卯式年北部帳戶籍), it is a highly valuable historical source as the first original of census records printed in types.
The author examines by whom and why the census register of 1663 was printed in types in 1910, and finds out that it was printed at the Resident-General’s command. It was supposed to be used as a reference when Japanese surveyed the Korean custom and reformed the system of family register, in other words, established the law of civil register. He also finds out that it was the only remaining record made before 1896 when it was printed in 1910. In addition, comparing the census register of 1663 to the printed material, he discovers considerable misprints and missing words in the latter. It appears that it requires thorough correction by comparing it to the former.