649 pages, 32 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color), maps ; 25 cm
text txt rdacontent
unmediated n rdamedia
volume nc rdacarrier
Note
Originally published in Great Britain by: Transworld Publishers. 2002.
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Summary
Argues that the Chinese discovered America and established colonies there before Columbus and that European explorers such as Magellan and Cook "discovered" new lands using pre-existing Chinese maps.
Contents
Imperial China -- The Emperor's Grand Plan -- A Thunderbolt Strikes -- The Fleets Set Sail -- The Guiding Stars -- Rounding the Cape -- The New World -- The Voyage of Hong Bao -- Voyage to Antarctica and Australia -- The Voyage of Zhou Man -- Australia -- The Barrier Reef and the Spice Islands -- The First Colony in the Americas -- Colonies in Central America -- The Voyage of Zhou Wen -- Satan's Island -- The Treasure Fleet Runs Aground -- Settlement in North America -- Expedition to the North Pole -- The Voyage of Yang Qing -- Solving the Riddle -- Portugal Inherits the Crown -- Where the Earth End -- Colonizing the New World -- On the Shoulders of Giants -- Epilogue: The Chinese Legacy -- Chinese Circumnavigation of the World 1421-3: Synopsis of Evidence -- The Determination of Longitude.