Annex 1 – Evidence of Chinese Fleets visit to Calicut
The Chinese Fleet arriving at Calicut
“More than eight hundred sail of large and small ships had come to India from the ports of Malacca and China and the Lequeos [Ryuku Islands], with people of many nations, and all laden with merchandise of great value which they brought for sale… they were so numerous that they filled the country and settled as dwellers in all of the towns of the sea coast.” (Chaudhuri, p. 154) (Professor Robert Finlay)
View maps: The Cantino world map, The Jean Rotz map, The whole world as shown on the Waldseemueller and di Virga maps, Di Virga World Map – 1410 map, The Waldseemüller map
