July, 2022 - World Discovery

Did Zheng He mariners explore the Americas before Columbus? A Chinese-based map reveals the truth

by Dr Wang
July 11, 2022November 22, 2025
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Age of Discovery, Cartography, Indigenous America, Kunyu Wanguo Quantu《坤舆万国全图》, Matteo Ricci, Ming dynasty, Pre-Columbian Americas, World History

As children, we all learn about who discovered America. However, all those figures are Europeans. In this paper, Dr Wang analysis the Kunyu Wanguo Quantu《坤輿萬國全圖》or Complete Geographical Map of All the Kingdoms of the World…

A Chinese-based world map depicts Africa in 1433

by Dr Wang
July 11, 2022November 22, 2025
Africa, Age of Discovery, Kunyu Wanguo Quantu《坤舆万国全图》, Maritime Silk Road, Matteo Ricci, Ming dynasty, Uncategorized, World History

Africa is one of those places that those, in the Global North, either do not think about or only have a superficial knowledge about. However, like any other human-inhabited continent on earth, Africa is made…