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Menzies could well have known that, for example from tony campbells article in the history of cartography6. All content included on our site, such as text, images, digital downloads and other, is the property of its content suppliers and protected by us and international laws. The year a magnificent chinese fleet sailed to italy and ignited the renaissance ebook written by gavin menzies. Rowan gavin paton menzies is a british author and retired.