The University of Macau (UM) recently received a donation of\n29 rare maps of Macao, the Greater Bay Area, China, and other parts of Asia from\nMr\nLeong Su Sam, member of the National Committee of the Chinese People’s\nPolitical Consultative Conference (CPPCC) and chairman of Sam Lei Group. The donation ceremony was\nheld at the UM Wu Yee Sun Library. The maps are expected to benefit teaching\nand research in history at UM.<\/p>
During the ceremony, Rector\nYonghua Song received the maps and presented a certificate to Mr Sam to thank\nhim for the donation. Other participants in the ceremony include Vice Rector\n(Global Affairs) Rui Martins, Vice Rector (Student Affairs) Billy So, Prof\nAntonio de Saldanha of the Department of History, and Ms Chen Fen, director of\nthe Personal Banking and Channel Management Department of the Bank of China\nMacau Branch.<\/p>
Produced\nin the cartographical and geographical ateliers of France, the United Kingdom,\nGermany, and Italy between mid-18th<\/sup> century and early 20th<\/sup>\ncentury, these maps and engravings reveal the political features and the geography of\nChina \u2013 a powerful and vast empire that extended over Asian land and water\u2013from the perspectives of Europe\u2019s most\ndistinguished cartographers. For example, a hand-drawn map produced in 1875, titled\n\u2018Chart G Macao, with the customs stations in its vicinity\u2019, clearly describes the\nhydrological situation of Macao and its neighboring islands at the time. The Map of Asia with Empire of China<\/i> from\n1853 depicts the route from East Asia to West Africa, with Macao being at the\nend of the East Asian route. This collection portrays not only the grandeur of\nChina, but also the distinctive international and maritime character of Macao.<\/p> \n\n\n\n\n\n<\/p> After the donation ceremony, UM held a rare map\nexhibition to show the unique and splendid culture and history of Macao to\nteachers, students, and the public. The donated maps have enriched the\ncollection of the UM Library and are expected to benefit teaching and research\nin history at the university.<\/p> <\/p> Source: UM Library<\/p> Media Contact Information:<\/p> Communications Office, University of Macau<\/p> Albee Lei Tel\uff1a(853) 88228004<\/p> Kelvin U Tel\uff1a(853) 88224322<\/p> Email\uff1aprs.media@um.edu.mo<\/p> <\/p> <\/p> <\/p> UM Website\uff1awww.um.edu.mo<\/p> <\/p>\n \n ","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" The University of Macau (UM) recently received a donation of 29 rare maps of Macao, the Greater Bay Area, China, and other parts of Asia from Mr Leong Su Sam,…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":34391,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[61],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-34390","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-campus-news"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n