Comerciante britânico (escocês), Alexander Hamilton (ca.1688 - ca.1733) visitou Macau - escreveu Maccaw - no início do século 18 deixando as suas impressões do território no livro “A New Account of the East Indies”, publicado em dois volumes em 1727.
O título completo é: A new account of the East Indies, being the observations and remarks of Capt. Alexander Hamilton, who spent his time there from the year 1688. to 1723. Trading and travelling, by sea and land, to most of the countries and islands of commerce and navigation, between the Cape of Good-Hope, and the Island of Japon
Alguns excertos do capítulo L. da página 217:
"This city stands on a small Island and its almost surrounded by the sea. Towards the land it is defended by three castles built on the tops of low hills. Indeed their beautiful Churches and other Buildings give us a reflecting Idea of its ancient Grandeur, for in the Forepart of the seventeenth Century (...) it was the greatest Port of Trade in India or China. (...)
Alguns excertos do capítulo L. da página 217:
"This city stands on a small Island and its almost surrounded by the sea. Towards the land it is defended by three castles built on the tops of low hills. Indeed their beautiful Churches and other Buildings give us a reflecting Idea of its ancient Grandeur, for in the Forepart of the seventeenth Century (...) it was the greatest Port of Trade in India or China. (...)
O autor menciona a existência de dois conventos (para mulheres casadas se abrigarem na ausência dos maridos no mar) e cinco igrejas sendo a dos jesuítas, dedicada a s. Paulo, "a melhor". Escreve ainda que “Em toda a cidade havia cerca de 200 homens (...) e cerca de 1500 mulheres, muitas delas muito prolíficas para gerarem filhos sem marido”.
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