MACAU.

£2,000 · Offered by Peter Harrington · No longer available

Monografias, artigos, mapas e gráficos estatisticos coligidos para a Representação da Colonia de Macau na Exposição Portuguesa em Sevilha. First edition, first printing, of this uncommon publicity booklet produced for Macao's pavilion at the Ibero-American Exposition held in spring 1929. Compilation was overseen by the energetic Artur Tamagnini de Sousa Barbosa (1880-1940) during the second of his three terms as governor of the colony.Following 108 pages of illustrated contributions discussing Macao's history and culture, there follows an engaging section of statistical tables and data visualizations introducing the region's economic and social development, as well as its climate and demography.Loosely inserted is a small introductory leaflet on Macao issued to a visitor to the Seville exhibition and evidently combined with this copy soon after.

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