Sunday, May 27, 2012 at 13:36
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well, the debate continues, thats always good.
We all know the European voyages, and the reason why the Portugese came this way wasn't for exploration, more like exploitation.
Anyway, I still find the fact that maps were produced by Europeans showing areas no known Europeans had even been near in the 1500's a fascinating subject, Piri Reis must have been mistaken when he said Columbus had a map. Da Gama also settled his crew down when near mutiny by telling them he had a map. Gavin
Menzies books ask the questions, and i for one believe they have some answers, Writers like Anatole Andro (the 1421 heresy) and Chao Chien (Chinese origin of the age of discovery) make a great read. More has to come yet. The debate could last forever.
Never dismiss something just because we've been previously told something different.
Enough said, lets get on with travelling around.
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