![]() ![]() He concluded that it was originally written in the Ming Dynasty - a Chinese period that lasted from 1368 to 1644. Mr Liu had the map authenticated by an appraiser from Christie's Auctions, who said that the document was 'very old' and was not a newly-made fake.Īfter Mr Liu brought the map forward, Menzies also had a team of historians analyze every word on it. Mr Menzie's assertion about Zheng He's voyage to the New World isn't new - he first wrote about it in 2002 - but the map is. Mr Menzies argues that it clearly shows North American rivers and coasts, as well as the continent of South America. The document, he says, is an 18th century copy of Admiral Zheng He's 1417 map. discovered by Beijing attorney Liu Gang in a second-hand bookshop that he says proves his theory. His book includes what Menzies says is a copy of that map. Mr Menzies believes that this portion of the map depicts the Chinese mapping of North and South America in 1418 - showing major rivers. ![]()
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