Assumpção, António José Saldanha
António José Saldanha Assumpção (1850 - 1900) was a Portuguese lithographer active the late 19th century. His birth and death dates are those given by the Biblioteca Nacional de Portugal, but we can find little confirmation or other information about this printer. He published several well-made chromolithograph maps of Portuguese colonies in Africa and Asia.
Pearl River Watershed.
Planta da bacia geral dos rios Si-Kiang, Peh-Kiang e Han-Kiang ou rios do Oeste, Norte e de Este, desde a sua origem até desenbocarem no mar da China pelos estuários de Cantão e do Broadway.
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This is a remarkable 1884 Portuguese-language Adolfo Ferreira Loureiro map of Guangdong Province (广东; Canton), China, including Hong Kong, Macao, Guangzhou, and the Pearl River Estuary. The map was designed by Loureiro to assist in his engineering commission to control silt build-up in Macao Harbor. It thus focuses on the vast watershed that drains into the Pearl River, and is, as such, among the earliest works to address the complex river system. (more details)