Macao from Penha Hill
$1,250 · Offered by Donald A. Heald Rare Books
A mid nineteenth century view of Macao, China from Penha Hill, published as the first topographical scene in Heine’s Graphic Scenes of the Japan Expedition, showing the city’s harbour, churches, fortified heights, and waterfront at a moment when Macao’s older role in the China trade was being overtaken by Hong Kong. Heine's view looks down from Penha Hill across Macao's semi-circular harbour, with the town rising in terraces from the waterfront toward its
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