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Place Macao, Asia

1. IOR/L/MAR/A/LXVI

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/MAR/A/LXVI
Title:
Hind: Journal
Scope & Content:
Journal of the voyage of the East India Company ship Hind from Surat to Macao, and then back towards Surat (Master William Broadbent), 1644-45 (dates given are for arrival unless otherwise indicated): left Swalow Hole [Suvali, Surat], 26 April 1644; 2 May 1644, Goa; 13 June 1644, Poolagar; 7 Aug...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
26 Apr 1644-8 Feb 1645
Extent:
1 volume (26 folios)

2. IOR/L/MAR/B/556A

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/MAR/B/556A
Title:
‘A Journal For the Ship Royal Captain p Nath.l Tanner’
Scope & Content:
A journal (log book) of the first voyage of the East India Company ship Royal Captain, recorded by the Captain Nathaniel Tanner. The journal entries are dated 17 February 1761 to 19 August 1763. The journal is inscribed: ‘A Journal For the Ship Royal Captain p[per] Nath.[anie]l Tanner’, ‘This ...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
17 Feb 1761-19 Aug 1763
Extent:

1 file (174 folios)

3. Photo 337/2(23)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 337/2(23)
Title:
The Praya Grande, - View from Bom Parto Fort [Macao]. Photographer: Lai Afong
Scope & Content:
Genre: Historical Events View along the waterfront. 'The houses on the Praya Grande, Macao, suffered most terribly from the typhoon. The water, rising to a considerable height, completely flooded the ground rooms; and aided the work of destruction. Many of these houses, as those shown on the le...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c Sep 1874
Extent:
1 item

4. Photo 337/2(24)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 337/2(24)
Title:
Praya Grande, from the Flag-Staff, looking east [Macao]. Photographer: Lai Afong
Scope & Content:
Genre: Historical Events 'This view represents another portion of the Praya Grande; and witnesses most forcibly to the extreme violence of the wind and waves. The Praya wall is thrown down and the roadway obliterated; whilst the massive walls of the well-built houses are demolished, and parts o...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c Sep 1874
Extent:
1 item

5. Photo 337/2(25)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 337/2(25)
Title:
Praya Grande, Macao, - From the Garrison Barracks, looking south. Photographer: Lai Afong
Scope & Content:
Genre: Historical Events 'In this sketch are shown some of the finest residences and buildings on the Praya Grande. They are handsome structures, and being very solid and strong, suffered comparatively a small amount of damage. The roofs, however, were blown off, and in many cases other damage ...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c Sep 1874
Extent:
1 item

6. Photo 337/2(26)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 337/2(26)
Title:
Panorama of Macao from San Januario Hospital. Photographer: Lai Afong
Scope & Content:
Genre: Historical Events Panoramic view composed of two joined prints. 'This view, taken from San Januario Hospital, on one of the hills, gives a panorama of the greater part of the city of Macao, as it appeared after the typhoon. Whilst many of the residences and buildings, especially on the P...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c Sep 1874
Extent:
1 item

7. Photo 337/2(27)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 337/2(27)
Title:
Buildings near the Church of St Paul, Macao destroyed by fire and the typhoon. Photographer: Lai Afong
Scope & Content:
Genre: Historical Events 'The chief building in this sketch is the ruin of St Paulo. This church, built by some Jesuit fathers, was destroyed by fire some forty years ago. What is here shown is all that remains of the once noble edifice, - one of the finest specimens of ecclesiastical architect...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c Sep 1874
Extent:
1 item

8. Photo 337/2(28)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 337/2(28)
Title:
Tea hongs destroyed by fire at Macao. Photographer: Lai Afong
Scope & Content:
Genre: Historical Events Looking over the gutted tea warehouses towards the harbour. 'The fire which occured at Macao during the typhoon, and added so greatly to the horrors of that night, is supposed to have originated among the tea-hongs represented in the above sketch. Whether the fire was a...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c Sep 1874
Extent:
1 item

9. Photo 337/2(29)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 337/2(29)
Title:
Destruction of the Church of St Antonio, Macao. Photographer: Lai Afong
Scope & Content:
Genre: Historical Events 'One of the most disastrous results of the fire at Macao was the destruction of the Church of St. Antonio. The front part, shown in the above sketch, was virtually all that remained; the other walls and the roof being thrown into heaps of rubbish. The destruction, begun...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c Sep 1874
Extent:
1 item

10. Photo 337/2(30)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 337/2(30)
Title:
Chinese junks ashore at Lapa Bay, Macao. Photographer: Lai Afong
Scope & Content:
Genre: Historical Events 'An immense number of Chinese junks were lost during the typhoon. Many, with their crews, foundered at sea; others were overturned and floated about bottom upwards; others again were driven ashore, often carried far inland by the water. The above sketch shows several ly...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c Sep 1874
Extent:
1 item