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Published by White Lotus Press, 1997
ISBN 10: 9748496783ISBN 13: 9789748496788
Seller: SEATE BOOKS, APO, AP, U.S.A.
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Soft cover. Condition: New. No Jacket. Ma Huan s descriptions are based on personal observation of twenty countries from Champa (Central Vietnam) in the East to Mecca in the West. Ma Huan was the Muslim interpreter of the famous Cheng Ho, commander of the Chinese Fleet. Of the sources for the history of southern Asia during the 15th century, the Chinese authorities are the most rewarding, and of these the most informative and interesting is Ma Huan. The 15th century was the heroic age of Chinese naval expansion; four Chinese fleets traversed the Indian Ocean simultaneously, and flotillas explored "the four seas" from southern Africa to Timor. The imperial court was thronged with royal visitors or envoys from 70 foreign countries from Japan to Hormuz, and Chinese manufactures were sought after in the markets of Asia from Majapahit to Baghdad. This new translation is based on the definitive text established by the eminent Chinese scholar Feng Ch eng-Chun and first published in 1935. Mr. Mills introduction contains accounts of Cheng Ho s expeditions and Ma Huan s book. Eight appendices treat peripheral topics, mainly geographical and nautical; a gazetteer records the names of some 700 places known to the Chinese when their golden age of exploration ended in 1433; with the aid of printed and manuscript sailing directions, an attempt is made to explain about 600 names and legends in the remarkable maritime cartogram ("Mao K un Map") published in the Wu Pei Chih, and to trace the stages of voyages made, inter alia, through the Singapore Strait, from Sumatra to Ceylon (Pieh-lo-li, Beruwala), and from Malacca to China. This text obtains new significance for what is not in it: this classic Chinese text shows no historical evidence to support Chinese claims to the Spratlys. Book.
Published by White Lotus USA, 1996
ISBN 10: 9748496783ISBN 13: 9789748496788
Seller: GoldenWavesOfBooks, Fayetteville, TX, U.S.A.
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Paperback. Condition: new. New. Fast Shipping and good customer service.
Published by White Lotus USA, 1996
ISBN 10: 9748496783ISBN 13: 9789748496788
Seller: Wizard Books, Long Beach, CA, U.S.A.
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Paperback. Condition: new. New.
Published by White Lotus USA, 1996
ISBN 10: 9748496783ISBN 13: 9789748496788
Seller: GoldBooks, Denver, CO, U.S.A.
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Published by White Lotus USA, 1996
ISBN 10: 9748496783ISBN 13: 9789748496788
Seller: dsmbooks, Liverpool, United Kingdom
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Paperback. Condition: Very Good. Very Good. book.
Published by Bangkok, Thailand : White Lotus, 1997
ISBN 10: 9748496783ISBN 13: 9789748496788
Seller: MW Books Ltd., Galway, Ireland
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Reprint. Fine paperback copy. Particularly and surprisingly well-preserved; tight, bright, clean and especially sharp-cornered. Physical description; xvii, 393 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm + 1 folded map. Subjects; Travel. Southeast Asia Description and travel. Southeast Asia. Asia, Southeastern Description and travel. 1 Kg.
Published by Bangkok, Thailand : White Lotus, 1997
ISBN 10: 9748496783ISBN 13: 9789748496788
Seller: MW Books, New York, NY, U.S.A.
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Reprint. Fine paperback copy. Particularly and surprisingly well-preserved; tight, bright, clean and especially sharp-cornered. Physical description; xvii, 393 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm + 1 folded map. Subjects; Travel. Southeast Asia Description and travel. Southeast Asia. Asia, Southeastern Description and travel. 1 Kg.