在戰後時期臺灣史學界關於清代臺灣方志的研究課題上，學者方豪（1910-1980）不啻擔負起先驅者的角色。從1949年發表〈臺灣方志中的利瑪竇〉一文起，方豪除了陸續投入相關文獻的整理、校勘及考證工作，並開啟了若干的研究門徑，為後來的臺灣史學界奠下了難能可貴的學術基礎。本文主要從學術史的角度，來考察方豪研治清代臺灣方志的機緣、史料學派治史風格的展現以及各種關於方志文本的評析與研究論點，期能呈現方豪在這項學術領域的研究成果，如何為後來研究者提示進一步發揮的課題與方向。

The scholar Fang Hao (1910-1980) created a new era for research in the post-war period. His field of expertise was the analysis of the gazetteers of Taiwan during the Qing Dynasty. Dating from his paper ”Matteo Ricci in the Gazetteers of Taiwan” presented in 1949, Fang Hao began carding, collating and conducting textual criticism on the documents and archives at his disposal. These techniques allowed a multi-faceted and rich understand of the primary sources, and contributed a scholarly basis to the understanding of Taiwanese History. This paper analyzes his capability as a mainlander to understand local issues and the reasons for his interest. It addresses Fang Hao's methods of research and interpretation of the gazetteers. The paper describes achievements in this area, and how later researchers have advanced this discipline.