DEFENCES OF MACAU: FORTS, SHIPS AND WEAPONS OVER 450 YEARS
by GARRETT, J. RICHARD;
List Price: HK$ 225.00
¡@ISBN
9789888028498
¡@Subject
ASIA
¡@Publisher
HONG KONG UNIVERSITY PRESS
¡@Publication
2010
¡@Edition
Paperback
¡@Version
Original
¡@Description
The forts built from the early seventeenth century onwards, the ships that defended Macau¡¦s waters, the weapons that armed the facilities and the soldiers and sailors who manned them all are carefully detailed in The Defences of Macau. They were a familiar part of society for hundreds of years, and a significant part of Macau¡¦s heritage. Richard Garrett, an expert in antique weapons, identified many rare and unique weapons. More than 200 illustrations, many in colour, serve as a visual record of what has survived. Visitors and those interested in the history of the region will be interested in these forts and arms that remain in relative abundance in Macau. The book will also appeal to those scholars specialising in military and arms history.
