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A Plan of the City and Harbour of Macao a Colony of the Portuguese
situated at the southern extremity of the Chinese Empire in Lat. 22,,12,,44,, N. Long. 113.35.0 East of Greenwich.
London,
Published by George Nicol,
April the 12th, 1796.
Hand-coloured, double-page engraved chart, a few minor tears to margins skilfully repaired.
740 by 560mm (29.25 by 22 inches).
1232
notes:
The plan was published in George Staunton's 'An Authentic Account of an Embassy from the King of Great Britain to the Emperor of China', a work which recorded Britain's first official embassy to China, headed by Lord Macartney, in 1792. The plan is upon a scale of 1000 yards to 3.5 inches, and not only shows the city in great detail but also gives information on soundings and seabed notation. Beneath the title is a 37-point key listing forts, parishes, colleges, convents, c...
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