| Edition |
First U.S. edition. |
| Description |
xix, 552 pages, 32 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color), maps ; 25 cm |
| Note |
"This book was originally published in Great Britain in 2002 by Transworld Publishers"--T.p. verso. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 509-536) and index. |
| Contents |
List of maps and diagrams -- List of plates -- chinese nomenclature -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- [pt.] 1. Imperial China -- 1. The Emperor's grand plan -- 2. A thunderbolt strikes -- 3. The fleets set sail -- [pt.] 2. The guiding stars -- 4. Rounding the Cape -- 5. The New World -- [pt.] 3. The voyage of Hong Bao -- 6. Voyage to Antarctica and Australia -- [pt.] 4. The voyage of Zhou Man -- 7. Australia -- 8. The Barrier Reef and the Spice Islands -- 9. The first colony in the Americas -- 10. Colonies in Central America -- [pt.] 5. The voyage of Zhou Wen -- 11. Satan's Island -- 12. The treasure fleet runs aground -- 13. Settlement in North America -- 14. Expedition to the North Pole -- [pt.] 6. The voyage of Yang Qing -- 15. Solving the riddle -- [pt.] 7. Portugal inherits the crown -- 16. Where the earth ends -- 17. Colonizing the New World -- 18. On the shoulders of giants -- Epilogue : the Chinese legacy -- Postscript -- appendix 1. Chinese circumnavigation of the world, 1421-3 : index of supporting evidence -- appendix 2. Eyewitness diaries -- appendix 3. Key charts describing the first navigation of the world -- appendix 4. The determination of longitude -- appendix 5. Further information on website -- Notes -- Select bibliography -- Index. |
| Subject |
Discoveries in geography -- Chinese.
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Voyages around the world.
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China -- History -- Ming dynasty, 1368-1644.
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| Added Title |
Year China discovered America |
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Fourteen twenty-one |
| ISBN |
0060537639 |
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