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Old Maps Collection
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Old Maps Collection
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Barcode:
4687820500663
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4687820500663
Barcode
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Title:
A plan of the city and harbour of Macao : a colony of the Portugueze situated at the southern extremity of the Chinese Empire in Lat. 22 ⁰12ʹ44ʺ N., Long. 113⁰35ʹ0ʺ east of Greenwich
title
A plan of the city and harbour of Macao : a colony of the Portugueze situated at the southern extremity of the Chinese Empire in Lat. 22 ⁰12ʹ44ʺ N., Long. 113⁰35ʹ0ʺ east of Greenwich
Title
false
Contributor:
Baker, Benjamin, fl. 1766-1824, cartographer
contributor
Baker, Benjamin, fl. 1766-1824, cartographer
Contributor
false
Category:
City Plans & Views
category
City Plans & Views
Category
false
Type:
Printed
type
Printed
Type
false
Language:
English
language
English
Language
false
Create Year:
[1796]
date
[1796]
Create Year
false
Format:
JPEG2000, 6364 × 8366, 8MB
format
JPEG2000, 6364 × 8366, 8MB
Format
false
Page No.:
11
description
11
Page No.
false
Scale:
[ca. 1:32,600] (E 113⁰35ʹ00ʺ/N 22⁰12ʹ44ʺ)
scale
[ca. 1:32,600] (E 113⁰35ʹ00ʺ/N 22⁰12ʹ44ʺ)
Scale
false
Physical Map Dimension (cm):
71 x 54 cm, on sheet 72 x 54 cm
obj_height_cm
71 x 54 cm, on sheet 72 x 54 cm
Physical Map Dimension (cm)
false
Note:
This hydrographic map was publisehd in George Staunton’s ‘An Authentic Account of an Embassy from the King of Great Britain to the Emperor of China’. Britain's first official embassy to China, Lord Macartney (1737-1806) accompanied by Staunton, arrived in 1793 and was ordered to leave the same year. However in the short time the embassy was in the country much was learned about China, and the groundwork was laid for the founding of Hong Kong less than fifty years later. As the East Indies routes were controlled by the Portuguese he traveled via Madeira, Tenerife, Rio de Janeiro, the Cape of Good Hope and Indonesia. Macartney was twice granted an audience with the Emperor and was later sumptuously entertained by the Chinese viceroy in Canton, and returned to England via Macao and St. Helena, arriving in September 1794. On the map Macao is depicted in detail, with a 37-point key listing Forts, Parishes, Colleges, Covents, Chapels and other buildings of interest including the Customs House and the English Factory. The representation of buildings is geometrical, typical of a plan, and there are detailed records of the various streets of the Macao Portuguese Town.
note
This hydrographic map was publisehd in George Staunton’s ‘An Authentic Account of an Embassy from the King of Great Britain to the Emperor of China’. Britain's first official embassy to China, Lord Macartney (1737-1806) accompanied by Staunton, arrived in 1793 and was ordered to leave the same year. However in the short time the embassy was in the country much was learned about China, and the groundwork was laid for the founding of Hong Kong less than fifty years later. As the East Indies routes were controlled by the Portuguese he traveled via Madeira, Tenerife, Rio de Janeiro, the Cape of Good Hope and Indonesia. Macartney was twice granted an audience with the Emperor and was later sumptuously entertained by the Chinese viceroy in Canton, and returned to England via Macao and St. Helena, arriving in September 1794. On the map Macao is depicted in detail, with a 37-point key listing Forts, Parishes, Colleges, Covents, Chapels and other buildings of interest including the Customs House and the English Factory. The representation of buildings is geometrical, typical of a plan, and there are detailed records of the various streets of the Macao Portuguese Town.
Note
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Note:
Original is a printed map, 69 x 52 cm.
note
Original is a printed map, 69 x 52 cm.
Note
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Note:
Scale line in English yards underneath the legend.
note
Scale line in English yards underneath the legend.
Note
false
Note:
There is an 8-point compass rose on the background of the map with a fleur de lis indicating north.
note
There is an 8-point compass rose on the background of the map with a fleur de lis indicating north.
Note
false
Note:
Relief shown pictorially and by hachures. Bathymetric relief by soundings.
note
Relief shown pictorially and by hachures. Bathymetric relief by soundings.
Note
false
Note:
Map outlined in double fillet.
note
Map outlined in double fillet.
Note
false
Note:
City plans of Macao.
note
City plans of Macao.
Note
false
Geographic Area:
Macao (China)
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Macao (China)
Geographic Area
false
Relation Note:
Vol. 3, 11
relation
Vol. 3, 11
Relation Note
false
Pub Title:
An authentic account of an embassy from the King of Great Britain to the Emperor of China
pub_title
An authentic account of an embassy from the King of Great Britain to the Emperor of China
Pub Title
false
Pub Author:
Staunton, George, Sir, 1737-1801
pub_author
Staunton, George, Sir, 1737-1801
Pub Author
false
Pub Year:
1797
pub_year
1797
Pub Year
false
Pub location:
London
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London
Pub location
false
Provenance:
Library of Congress
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Library of Congress
Provenance
false
Provenance:
source
https://lccn.loc.gov/2002628198
Provenance
false
Provenance Call No.:
G7823.M2 1796 .B2 TIL
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G7823.M2 1796 .B2 TIL
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MUST holding:
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