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1995-12-28
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JJ1NN DE VK1EME II NR 229 II GR 44 \BT\
IN DARWIN, IN THE YEAR 1879, A FOREMAN SUPERVISING EXCAVATIONS FOUND
A JADE IMAGE OF CHINESE CRAFTSMANSHIP WEDGED FOUR FEET UNDERGROUND
AMOUNG THE ROOTS OF A LARGE BANYAN TREE. IT REPRESENTED SHOU LAO,
A GOD OF LONG LIFE IN THE TAOIST PANTHEON, AND THE PROFESSOR C. P.
FITZGERALD LATER CONNECTED TO THE FIGURINE WITH THE GREAT.
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AS1MN DE VK4MAR II NR 230 II GR 67 \BT\
EXPLORATIONS FROM 1405 TO 1433, OF THE THIRD MING EMPEROR YUNG LO.
THE RELIC, OF COURSE, WAS NOT NECESSARILY LEFT THERE BY CHINESE.
SIMILARLY OTHER CLUES POINT TO A PORTUGUESE DISCOVERY OF AUSTRALIA
BETWEEN 1512 - WHEN ANTONIO DABREU AND FRANCISCO SERRANO SAILED
FROM THE NEWLY DISCOVERED SPICE ISLANDS - 1540 WHEN FRENCH MAPS.
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TJ6BJ DE VK4ASP II NR 231 II GR 89 \BT\
SHOWED WHAT MAY HAVE BEEN AUSTRALIAS EAST COAST EMBELLISHED WITH
PORTUGUESE NAMES; BUT PORTUGUESE POLICY OF THE PERIOD FORBADE
COMMUNICATION OF INFORMATION ON DISCOVERIES. IN ANOTHER WAY THE
PROTUGUESE WERE DIRECTLY RESPONSIBLE FOR THE AGE OF DISCOVERY. THEIR
PRINCE HENRY THE NAVIGATOR, A YOUNGER SON WHO NEVER BECAME KING.
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P22IV DE ZL1ATT II NR 233 II GR 27 \BT\
BUILT THE STOCKS FOR EUROPEAN MARITIME ACHIEVEMENT. BEFORE HIS TIME
ALL VOYAGES OUTSIDE THE ENCLOSED MEDITERRANEAN WATERS PROCEEDED FROM
POINT TO POINT ALONG KNOWN SHORES, THE CAPTAINS WAITING, SOMETIMES
WEEKS OR MONTHS, FOR FAVOURABLE WINDS. IN 1415, AT THE AGE OF 21, HENRY
DISTINGUISHED HIMSELF IN THE BATTLE OF CEUTA, AND IN SUBSEQUENT OPERATIONS.
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PP8SAR DE ZL4SSS II NR 234 II GR 32 \BT\
AGAINST THE MOORS HIS CAPTAINS MADE NEW DISCOVERIES ON THE COAST OF
AFRICA, SO THAT THE SEARCH FOR NEW LANDS BECAME A DRIVING AMBITION.
IMPROVED HULL AND SAIL DESIGNS FROM HIS RESEARCH ESTABLISHMENT NEAR
CAPE ST. VINCENT AND NEW INSTRUMENTS AND ASTRONOMICAL OBSERVATIONS
GAVE HIS CAPTAINS CONFIDENCE ENOUGH TO TACKLE THE OPEN OCEANS.
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