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Journal of the Malaysian Branch of the Royal Asiatic Society

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Title

Journal of the Malaysian Branch of the Royal Asiatic Society

Subject

New Lamps for Old: Modern Nautical Terms for Ancient marine Practices and the Navigation of the Zheng He Voyages

Description

common misunderstandings about monsoon wind patterns and their role in historical maritime trade across the Indian ocean and Southeast Asia. While it is often believed that ships followed a simple one-way seasonal pattern and returing west with the southwest monsoon. However the reality was more complex.

Creator

P.J.Rivers

Source

JIMBRAS,VOL.85, Part 1 (2012),pp87

Date

2012

Contributor

maya

Type

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