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Old 12-24-2007, 08:51 AM   #1
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Early Maps for Navigating the World
This is an interesting bit of triva that a gentlman Pericles posted on another forum subject I participate in
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The Kangnido 1402 AD map from Korea shows Africa to almost the exact same shape as the Ming Empire Da Ming Hun Yi Tu of 1389 AD

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kangnido

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/2446907.stm

Zheng He's 1418/1763 AD integrated map.

http://www.1421.tv/pages/maps/1418.htm

Here are answers to criticisms of the Zheng He map by its owner Liu Gang.

http://www.1421.tv/pages/evidence/co...EvidenceID=444

Astonishing achievements!

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