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 | When China Ruled the Seas: The Treasure Fleet of the Dragon Throne, 1405-33 (Softcover) (Reprint Edition) by Louise Levathes Paperback, 256 Pages, Published 1997 ISBN-10: 0-19-511207-5 / 0195112075 ISBN-13: 978-0-19-511207-8 / 9780195112078 A hundred years before Columbus and his fellow Europeans began making their way to the New World, fleets of giant Chinese junks commanded by the eunuch admiral Zheng He and filled with the empire's finest porcelains, lacquerware, and silk ventured to the edge of the world's "four corners." It was a | |