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The author is unknown, but the charts were derived from works by Zheng He's expeditionary navigators during the early 15th century
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This navigational chart is one of the four stellar diagrams included in the Wubei Zhi, published in circa 1628. It appears in chapter 240, folio 24 r. The chart specifies the guiding stars enroute from Hormuz to Calicut.
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Mills, J.V.G. (1970). Ying-yai Sheng-lan: 'The Overall Survey of the Ocean's Shores' [1433]. pp. 335–346.

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current19:32, 1 August 2015Thumbnail for version as of 19:32, 1 August 20151,385 × 1,820 (1.74 MB)Hzhclearer image
15:55, 8 December 2005Thumbnail for version as of 15:55, 8 December 2005588 × 800 (78 KB)GislingAdmiral Zheng Ho's stellar navigation diagram

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