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Secret maps of the ancient world / Charlotte Harris Rees. [print]

By: Material type: MapMapPublication details: Bloomington, Indiana : AuthorHouse, (c)2008.Description: 186 pages : illustrations, maps ; 28 cmContent type:
  • cartographic image
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9781434392787
Subject(s): LOC classification:
  • G1033.R328.S437 2008
  • G1033
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Contents:
European maps of the Americas: Too much too soon -- The round world maps -- The mystery of the Olmec civilization -- Confucius said what -- Misplaced items -- Comparison of items common to China and the Americas -- A glimpse of ancient China -- The Shan Hai Jing and other early Chinese writings -- Animals of the Shan Hai Jing -- Pacific ocean currents -- The development of Chinese maritime technology -- Timeline of Chinese maritime activities -- Chinese maritime history -- Unlocking the secrets of DNA -- Finding the missing apple pie.
Subject: The author explores evidence given in ancient Chinese writings, archaelogical finds in the Americas, and in ancient Chinese maps; demonstrating the likelyhood that America was discovered by the Chinese, not Europeans.
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Circulating Book (checkout times vary with patron status) Circulating Book (checkout times vary with patron status) G. Allen Fleece Library CIRCULATING COLLECTION Non-fiction G1033.R37 2008 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available 31923001836069

Discovering the secret -- European maps of the Americas: Too much too soon -- The round world maps -- The mystery of the Olmec civilization -- Confucius said what -- Misplaced items -- Comparison of items common to China and the Americas -- A glimpse of ancient China -- The Shan Hai Jing and other early Chinese writings -- Animals of the Shan Hai Jing -- Pacific ocean currents -- The development of Chinese maritime technology -- Timeline of Chinese maritime activities -- Chinese maritime history -- Unlocking the secrets of DNA -- Finding the missing apple pie.

The author explores evidence given in ancient Chinese writings, archaelogical finds in the Americas, and in ancient Chinese maps; demonstrating the likelyhood that America was discovered by the Chinese, not Europeans.

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