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         | Description | Photo from www.economist.com of a 1763 Chinese map of the world, claiming to be a reproduction of a 1418 map made from Zheng He's voyages. Discovered by Lui Gang in 2005. | 
        
         | Source | Originally from  en.wikipedia; description page is/was  here. | 
        
         | Date | 2006-01-17 (first version); 2006-01-31 (last version) | 
        
         | Author | Original uploader was  Engwar at  en.wikipedia Later versions were uploaded by  Toytoy at  en.wikipedia. | 
        
         | Permission | PD-OLD. | 
       
       
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        - 2006-01-31 15:34  Toytoy 5274×3742×8 (1336936 bytes) http://files.blog-city.com/files/N04/80559/b/1418map.jpg
- 2006-01-17 12:55  Engwar 730×440×8 (94783 bytes) Photo from www.economist.com of old chinese world map.
- 2006-01-17 12:45  Engwar 730×440×8 (94783 bytes) Photo from www.economist.com of old chinese world map.
 
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       - Zheng He
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         1421 hypothesis
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         Polar exploration
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         Pre-Columbian Islamic contact theories