Chart of Macao, with the Customs Stations in its Vicinity Year: 1875 Reproduction (1874 Original) Call Number: MAP-1875-01 Maps showing Portugal’s claims to Macao are very rare. This is a two-color, hand-painted map of Macao’s maritime boundaries and neighboring customs stations in 1875. A total of 16 locations are marked on the map, including the names of Macao’s churches and forts, as well as neighboring islands, in addition to the channels and berths in the Crossgate Waterway, such as the Inner Harbor, Outer Harbor, Typa Channel, Colva Channel, Praia Channel, etc. The red-painted area in the center of the small island below the Duimianshan is marked with the English word “Customs Station”. This is the original location of the Gongbei Customs in Macao. In the 13th year of Emperor Guangxu’s reign of the Qing Dynasty (1887), Emperor Guangxu personally named the Xiaomaliuzhou Customs Office as the Gongbei Customs. Later, due to historical reasons, the Gongbei Customs was moved to its current location in 1951. The map contains extremely rich content and is of certain value for studying the early history of the Sino-Portuguese Macao Border Delimitation. The red line was drawn by the cartographer, representing the Macao border claimed by the Portuguese side, which is in line with the border survey plan announced by General Joaquim José Machado, Governor of East Africa during the Sino-Portuguese Border Delimitation negotiations in 1909: (1) the section from Portas do Cerco to Latashi Fortress in Beishanling; (2) the Macao Peninsula from A-Má Temple to Portas do Cerco; (3) the Inner Harbor; (4) Duimianshan, Ilha Verde, Taipa, Coloane, Hengqin Islands and their affiliated small islands; and (5) Macao and the waters near the islands. 72 13
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