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Wouldn't it be odd for the Ming fleet to have "found" Australia, but not have left surviving documentation? Is suppose they mightn't have realized the size of
by netcan 7y ago
Wouldn't it be odd for the Ming fleet to have "found" Australia, but not have left surviving documentation?
Is suppose they mightn't have realized the size of Australia.
- unixbeard1337 7y agoManuscripts had to be copied, and the copyists were Confucians who, as a class, had little interest in such things.
- Retric 7y agoThat or it may not have seemed like a valuable trade route. Trade requires both sides to have something the other wants that’s also worth transporting the distance.