TAMAGNINI (Arthur) introd.

Monografias, artigos, mapas e graficos estatisticos coligidos para a Representacao de Colonia de Macau.

First edition. Numerous photographic illustrations, 4 colour lithograph maps (1 folding), and 17 charts and diagrams. 8vo. Original printed wrappers, marginal damage to one leaf due to a corroded paperclip, but very good inside. Pink errata slip tipped in. 103, [50]pp. Macau, N. T. Fernandes & Filhos, 1929.

£650.00
TAMAGNINI (Arthur) introd.
Monografias, artigos, mapas e graficos estatisticos coligidos para a Representacao de Colonia de Macau.

Printed on the occasion of the Ibero-American exhibition in Seville in 1929, this work charts the present state of the colony of Macao together with various esays on its history (incl. the pirate Cam Pau-sai, the Catholic church, the Protestant missionary Dr. Robert Morrison, relations between Portugal and China, as well as an essay on the Portuguese settlement in Shanghai). The text is mainly in Portuguese, followed by partial English translation, and two articles in English only. Very rare. Only 6 copies in OCLC.

Stock No.
261949