1421: the Year China Discovered the World

1421: the Year China Discovered the World

Penulis: Gavin Menzies
Penerbit: Bantam Books, 2003

Daftar Isi:

• Introduction
• Part I. Imperial China: 1. The Emperor's grand plan; 2. A thunderbolt strikes; 3. The fleets set sail
• Part II. The Guiding Stars: 4. Rounding the cape; 5. The new world
• Part III. The Voyage of Hong Bao: 6. Voyage to Antarctica and Australia
• Part IV. The Voyage of Zhou Man: 7. Australia; 8. The Barrier Reef and the Spice Islands; 9. The first colony in the Americas; 10. Colonies in Central America
• Part V. The Voyage of Zhou Wen: 11. Satan's Island; 12. The treasure fleet runs aground; 13. Settlement in North America; 14. Expedition to the North Pole
• Part VI. The Voyage of Yang Qing: 15. Solving the riddle
• Part VII. Portugal inherits the crown: 16. Where the Earth ends; 17. Colonizing the new world; 18. On the shoulders of giants
• Epilogue. The Chinese legacy
• Appendices: Chinese circumnavigations of the world, 1421-3; Eyewitness diaries; Key charts; The determination of longitude; Further information on website
• Notes
• Select bibliography.