Fig 1.
(a) Structure, (b, c) integration, and (d, e) angle choice of Macau streets and lanes, drawn according to the 1780 base map.
Global variable radius = n; local variable radius = 500 m.
Fig 2.
Road layering of the Macau Peninsula, based on drawings from maps of four different time periods.
Fig 3.
(a) Structure, (b, c) integration, and (d, e) angle choice of Macau streets and lanes, drawn according to the 1889 base map.
Global variable radius = n; local variable radius = 500 m.
Fig 4.
(a) Structure, (b, c) integration, and (d, e) angle choice of Macau streets and lanes, drawn according to the 1950 base map.
Global variable radius = n; local variable radius = 500 m.
Fig 5.
(a) Structure, (b, c) integration, and (d, e) angle choice of Macau streets and lanes, drawn according to the 2018 base map.
Global variable radius = n; local variable radius = 500 m.
Fig 6.
Numerical analysis of intelligibility of the Macau Peninsula in 1780, 1889, 1950, and 2018.
Fig 7.
Structural features of the streetscape in Macau.
Reprinted from [http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/] under a CC BY license with permission from [NASA Earth Observatory], original copyright [2019].
Fig 8.
Historical layering of straight streets in Macau [45].
(1780, 1889, 1950, and 2018). Reprinted from [MNL.05.03. CART 1780] under a CC BY license with permission from [ARQUIVO DE MACAU], original copyright [1780]. Reprinted from [MNL.10.18h. CART 1889] under a CC BY license with permission from [ARQUIVO DE MACAU], original copyright [1889]. Reprinted from [MNL.05.26. CART 1950] under a CC BY license with permission from [ARQUIVO DE MACAU], original copyright [1950]. Reprinted from [https://viewer.nationalmap.gov/advanced-viewer/] under a CC BY license with permission from [USGS National Map Viewer], original copyright [2018]. Image source: The author selected the historical maps of 1780, 1889, 1950, and 2018 as the base maps for layering analysis and self-drawing. The base maps of 1780, 1889, and 1950 were obtained from the Archives of Macau, Cultural Affairs Bureau, Macau S.A.R. Government. The base map of 2018 was obtained from the USGS National Map Viewer. https://viewer.nationalmap.gov/advanced-viewer/.