本文嘗試重建一受洗名為Theodore的17世紀北臺灣原住民圖象。文 章重點在Theodore如何在歐洲人蒞臨北臺灣時竄出、以及如何藉由擔任 荷蘭人與噶瑪蘭人間的中介而得利。除了作為臺灣原住民人物史的研究 案例外，文章亦用其故事作為北臺灣海洋史的縮影，並嘗試在此脈絡下 為北臺灣歷史地名考證的爭論，提出較周延性的解釋。

The paper attempts to reconstruct the picture of a seventeenth century Formosan Austronesian baptized Theodore in maritime North Taiwan. Attention is given to how the said Theodore emerged from the European arrival on North Taiwan, and how he managed to profit by being a cultural broker between the Dutch and the Kavalan peoples. In addition to serving as a case history of Formosan Austronesian figure, the paper uses his story not only as a snapshot of the maritime history of North Taiwan but also as an endeavor to provide a convergent explanation on historical toponomic puzzles among some scholars.

原住民；北臺灣；早期臺灣史；馬賽人

Formosan Austronesians；North Taiwan；Early History of Taiwan；Bassay