2 ATLASES

History of Macau in maps

Macau as it appears in 2 interactive history atlases, from 1840 to 2000: Macau. Each era below lists who ruled the land and when control changed, linked to the dated map that shows it.

What was Macau before it was Macau? The sections below follow this land through every era covered by the Maps of History atlases: who ruled it, what it was called, and when control changed. Each line links to the dated map. Modern borders serve as an approximation, as each atlas says on the map itself.

Macau (Portuguese) · Meiji Japan and post-Soviet Russia

MEIJI JAPAN AND POST-SOVIET RUSSIA: EVERY CHAPTER AND MAP →

Macau (Portuguese) · Refugee crises

Portuguese Macau, a small enclave beside Hong Kong, received Vietnamese boat people in the late 1970s. They stayed in camps while waiting for resettlement. Its experience resembled Hong Kong’s on a smaller scale: the promise of first asylum depended on other countries offering onward places.

REFUGEE CRISES: EVERY CHAPTER AND MAP →

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