All the atlases in Mss and Archives have Macao as the preferred spelling
Macau
Album No. 17: Rewi Alley on tour in Guangdong, Macau, and Hainan Island.
Date: 1985
From: Alley, Rewi, 1897-1987 :Photographs
Reference: PA1-q-651
Description: Quantity: 1 album(s) Album(s).
[Ashworth, Edward] 1814-1896 :Macao from the Roads looking W by N. [1844]
Date: 1844
From: Ashworth, Edward 1814-1896 :Sketchbook [1844]
By: Ashworth, Edward, 1814-1896
Reference: E-042-004-2
Description: Panoramic view of the port of Macau seen from the sea, with buildings spread out at the base of tall hills. Two European sailing ships and a Chinese junk are in the water On the same page as Batavia (E-044-004-1). The view of Macau is upside-down Other Titles - Macau. Batavia Sketched on Ashworth's voyage from Sydney to China, before he returned to England Quantity: 1 watercolour(s). Physical Description: Watercolour 62 x 518 mm Provenance: Purchased Sotheby's auction, London, 1966
[Ashworth, Edward] 1814-1896 :St. Domingos Paco, Macao. [1844]
Date: 1844
By: Ashworth, Edward, 1814-1896
Reference: A-207-004
Description: A street scene in Macau, with men, woman and soldiers in the street. A church (Santo Domingo) is in the right foreground Exhibited at 'The world was all before me; journals and watercolours of Edward Ashworth from the collections of Alexander Turnbull Library', Curator was Jill Trevelyan. The exhibition title is taken from Ashworth's journal where he misquotes from John Milton's poem "Paradise Lost": "The world was all before me / where to choose my place of rest". At the National Library Gallery, 27 April - 29 July 2001. Other Titles - Macau Inscriptions: Recto - bottom right - title in ink; also in pencil, above image: Little St Domingos, Macao Sketched on Ashworth's voyage from Sydney to China, before he returned to England Quantity: 1 watercolour(s). Physical Description: Watercolour 188 x 233 mm Provenance: Purchased Sotheby's auction, London, 1966
Maps from journals
Date: [1783-1841]
From: Ashworth, Edward, 1814-1896 : Journals
Reference: MSO-Papers-6742
Description: Hand-drawn chart of the bay of Gibraltar with additional holograph annotations, showing the position of the military and naval force of France and Spain present during the last siege of that garrrison (1783). The chart is illustrated, with watercolour enhancements and line drawings. It is not known whether the map was drawn in 1783 or later, or who the cartographer was. Also, hand-drawn and colour map of the city and peninsula of Macao, China, attributed to Edward Ashworth, showing layout of the town and key to main points of interest Quantity: 1 folder(s) (two pieces).
[Sketches from the East] Three sketches from the East
Date: Mar 1993
From: Shepherd, Patrick, 1969- : Papers
By: Shepherd, Patrick Martin, 1963-
Reference: MS-Papers-4871-07
Description: Place of composition - Christchurch First performance - Performed by Guy Bromley, 23 April 1993, Christ's College, Christchurch. Contents: Bela Vista, Macau -- Kowloon Harbour -- Temple at Wong Tai Sin Responsibility - For Guy Bromley Quantity: 1 folder(s). Physical Description: Holograph (photocopy) Provenance: Donor/Lender/Vendor - (A93-250) Donated by Mr P Shepherd, Christchurch
[Ashworth, Edward] 1814-1896 :Cemeterio de S[an]to Paulo Macao. [1844]
Date: 1844
By: Ashworth, Edward, 1814-1896
Reference: A-207-003
Description: Looking past two columns along a rectangular colonnade towards a arched door leading to a dome. A priest is in the central garden area. The graves appear to be within the walls of the cloisters Exhibited at 'The world was all before me; journals and watercolours of Edward Ashworth from the collections of Alexander Turnbull Library', Curator was Jill Trevelyan. The exhibition title is taken from Ashworth's journal where he misquotes from John Milton's poem "Paradise Lost": "The world was all before me / where to choose my place of rest". At the National Library Gallery, 27 April - 29 July 2001. Other Titles - Macau. Cemetery of Saint Paul [translation] Sketched on Ashworth's voyage from Sydney to China, before he returned to England Quantity: 1 watercolour(s). Physical Description: Watercolour 202 x 282 mm
[Ashworth, Edward] 1814-1896 :Batavia. Macao from the roads looking W. by N. [1844]
Date: 1844
From: Ashworth, Edward 1814-1896 :Sketchbook [1844]
By: Ashworth, Edward, 1814-1896
Reference: E-042-004
Description: A two-page spread across pages 4 and 5 of a sketchbook, with another view (of Macao) upside-down on the same spread. The Batavia (now called Djakarta) view is from the harbour, with 3 sailing vessel showing Dutch flags, and three small indigenous vessels, looking towards the shore, with large buildings visible among trees. Sketched on Ashworth's voyage from Sydney to China, before he returned to England Quantity: 2 watercolour(s). Physical Description: Watercolours
William Empson, James Bertram, Robin Hyde, and Mr Rainer
Date: 1938
From: Challis, Derek Arden, 1930-2021: Photographs relating to Robin Hyde
Reference: PAColl-9272-2-024
Description: William Empson, James Bertram and Robin Hyde in Macao with their host Mr Rainer, taken 1938 by an unidentified photographer Quantity: 1 b&w copy photographic print(s). Physical Description: Resin-coated paper print 17.8 x 12.8 cm