1421, the year China discovered America? / a Paladin Invision production for Penguin Television in association with PBS ; director, part 1, David Wallace ; producer, part 1, Sun Shuyun ; writer & series producer, William Cran.
Did a daring Chinese admiral sailing the world's largest wooden armada reach America 71 years before Columbus? This program examines the mystery surrounding the sailing exploits of the legendary Admiral Zheng He and his 30-year command of a Ming fleet. Part one discusses his known voyages to Asia an...
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[2004], ©2004.
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| Physical Description: | 1 videodisc (120 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. |
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| 505 | 0 | |a 1421 : the year China discovered America? -- Menzies' accidental discovery -- Zheng He's political mission -- Weighing anchor on the sixth voyage -- The Malacca supply base -- Along the Malabar coast -- Navigating the way to Arabia -- The dark continent -- The new theories -- da Conti and Mauro -- Menzies' theory of the rout West -- Native American DNA -- The Newport tower -- Back to Calicut with da Conti -- Answering Menzies' critics -- Problems with the 1424 map -- Debating the Bimini Road theory -- Deconstructing other parts of the theory -- Reading ancient Chinese -- Further research. | |
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| 520 | |a Did a daring Chinese admiral sailing the world's largest wooden armada reach America 71 years before Columbus? This program examines the mystery surrounding the sailing exploits of the legendary Admiral Zheng He and his 30-year command of a Ming fleet. Part one discusses his known voyages to Asia and Africa; part two discusses the controversial theory that he rounded the Cape of Good Hope, and sailed on to America. | ||
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