The document, he says, is an 18th century copy of Admiral Zheng He’s 1417 map. Mr Menzies argues that it clearly shows North American rivers and coasts, as well as the continent of South America.

I've only heard of Zheng He in a television programme, but I don't know what he did. I don't know anything about a map. I am a science student so I'm not very interested in Chinese history. Yes, I ...

In 2014, 36 volunteers will get to travel on a 71.1-meter-long wooden replica of the treasure ship on which Admiral Zheng He (1371-1433) undertook seven voyages in the 1400s. The ship is being ...

Being kelp in the Colombo National Museum, the inscription was initially installed by the Chinese admiral Zheng He in Galle during his grand voyages. It dates from February 15, 1409. The inscription, ...