Tale of the Ancient Chinese Mariner
17 Jan 2006 16:44 |
Weird Things
Did Admiral Zheng He circumnavigate the world 100
years before Magellan even started his
voyage in 1519?
A controversial book published in 2003, 1421 The Year China Discovered the World, claims he did. There has even been talk that Columbus and other European explorers used Chinese maps of the world to plan their voyages, although none of those maps have ever been found.
Until now.
Here is the mysterious world map: Old Chinese Map of the World
This is a good article about it: Old map found in a Shanghai shop may rewrite history's voyages of discovery
A controversial book published in 2003, 1421 The Year China Discovered the World, claims he did. There has even been talk that Columbus and other European explorers used Chinese maps of the world to plan their voyages, although none of those maps have ever been found.
Until now.
Here is the mysterious world map: Old Chinese Map of the World
This is a good article about it: Old map found in a Shanghai shop may rewrite history's voyages of discovery