Macao: the earliest European settlement in China
The Portuguese colony Macao on China's south coast comprises the peninsula Fo Shan and the islands Taipa and Colôane towards the south. The total area is only 15.6 km2. The Portuguese obtained permission to establish this entrepôt in 1557. All through the 18th century Macao was the main trade c...
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| Language: | English |
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Geographical Society of Finland
1981-01-01
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| Series: | Fennia: International Journal of Geography |
| Online Access: | https://fennia.journal.fi/article/view/9132 |