Detail View: Old Maps Collection: Carta hidrográfica da província de Macau

Barcode: 
36878003712259
Title: 
Carta hidrográfica da província de Macau
Other Title: 
Panorama de Macau e ilhas visto do ponto A.
Other Title: 
Farol da Guia visto de SE.
Other Title: 
Farol de Ka-Hó visto de NE.
Contributor: 
Macau. Direcção das Obras dos Portos, author
Contributor: 
Macau. Serviços de Hidrografia da Capitania dos Portos, author, publisher
Contributor: 
Litografia Sin Chon & Cia., fl. 1944-1954, lithographer
Category: 
City Plans & Views
Type: 
Printed
Language: 
Portuguese
Create Year: 
1954
Scale: 
1:40,000.
Physical Map Dimension (cm): 
45 x 30 cm, on sheet 50 x 35 cm
Note: 
This is a hydrographic chart was first published in 1928 and later updated with the soundings in 1954. The map depicts Macau, Taipa, Coloane, Wanzai -here named Ilha da Lapa-, Montanha, S. João and the Green Island. On Macau the depiction of buildings is geometrical, typical of a plan. On land are marked the most important places such as the Border Gate, the Forts, the Ports, barracks, customhouses, and in Taipa the shooting range. The lighthouses are marked with a colored star. All the elements on the map together with the legend underneath the title on the top right corner are in aid of easily navigating the area.
Note: 
Inset 1: Panorama de Macau e ilhas visto do ponto A. - 1 x 15 cm. -- Inset 2: Farol da Guia visto de SE. - 3 x 2 cm. -- Inset 3: Farol de Ka-Hó visto de NE. - 3 x 2 cm.
Note: 
Original is a colored lithography, 44 x 29 cm, on sheet 49 x 35 cm.
Note: 
On the right bottom corner: 'Litografia Sin Chon e Cia.'
Note: 
Colored coat of arms of the Portuguese Republic on top of the title and colored Portuguese flag on the Border Gate. The three insets are also colored.
Note: 
On the map there are two magnetic declination compasses with a star indicating north.
Note: 
Scale line underneath the title on the right top corner of the map in black and white interchangeably.
Note: 
Relief shown by hachures and spot heights. Bathymetric relief by soundings.
Note: 
Map with graticule.
Note: 
The four borders of the map with latitude and longitude lines in black and white interchangeably.
Note: 
Map outlined in simple fillet and insets outlined in double fillet.
Note: 
Macao and its surroundings.
Note: 
City plans of Macao.
Geographic Area: 
Macao (China)
Geographic Area: 
Taipa Island (China)
Geographic Area: 
Coloane Island (China)
Provenance: 
Biblioteca Pública de Évora
Provenance: 
http://evoraopacgib.bibliopolis.info/OPAC/b.aspx?CLI=EVORA&X1=Evora_GiB_Catalogo&id=76781
Provenance Call No.: 
BPE-RES Pasta 9 nº 78
MUST holding: 
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