Menzies, Gavin.
Contents: Chinese nomenclature -- Introduction -- I. Imperial China. The emperor's grand plan ; A thunderbolt strikes ; The fleet sets sail -- II. The guiding stars. Rounding the cape ; The new world -- III. The voyage of Hong Bao. Voyage to Antarctica and Australia -- IV. The voyage of Zhou Man. Australia ; The Barrier Reef and the Spice Islands ; The first colony in the Americas ; Colonies in...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Harper Perennial 2008