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Figure 16: Hypothetical cross-section of the Quanzhou ship. Note V-shaped hull, keel and double/triple planking. Image: Courtesy Chinese Museum of Overseas Communication (1975), reproduced from Keith & Buys (1981: 129).

Figure 16 Hypothetical cross-section of the Quanzhou ship. Note V-shaped hull, keel and double/triple planking. Image: Courtesy Chinese Museum of Overseas Communication (1975), reproduced from Keith & Buys (1981: 129).

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Figure 1: Map of Ming China indicating Zheng He’s (Cheng Ho’s) voyages Image: http://www.chinapage.org/zhenghe.html
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Figure 2: Ship dimensions as reported in Lo Mong-Teng 1597 and other sources. One zhang is approximately equivalent to between 2.70 and 2.80m (Xi & Chalmers 2004: 7) NB: the Length /Width ration has been calculated and included by the current author for the purposes of comparison. Source: Su 2005: 213; Xi 2005: 470.
Figure 2: Ship dimensions as reported in Lo Mong-Teng 1597 and other sources. One zhang is approximately equivalent to between 2.70 and 2.80m (Xi & Chalmers 2004: 7) NB: the Length /Width ration has been calculated and included by the current author for the purposes of comparison. Source: Su 2005: 213; Xi 2005: 470.
Figure 4: Image of a Shachuan vessel Image: (Longjiang Chuanchang zhi) c. 1553 Courtesy of Cambridge University Library Figure 3: Image of a Fuchuan vessel Image: Longjiang Chuanchang zhi c. 1553. Courtesy of Cambridge University Library
Figure 4: Image of a Shachuan vessel Image: (Longjiang Chuanchang zhi) c. 1553 Courtesy of Cambridge University Library Figure 3: Image of a Fuchuan vessel Image: Longjiang Chuanchang zhi c. 1553. Courtesy of Cambridge University Library
Figure 6: Vessel depictions at Angkor Thom, Cambodia Image: Courtesy National Geographic Society
Figure 6: Vessel depictions at Angkor Thom, Cambodia Image: Courtesy National Geographic Society
Figure 5: Vessel depiction form the AD eighth/ninth century Borobudur Temple, Java. Image: Sir David Attenborough, from McGrail (2001: 303)
Figure 5: Vessel depiction form the AD eighth/ninth century Borobudur Temple, Java. Image: Sir David Attenborough, from McGrail (2001: 303)
Figure 7: Extract from the Catalan Atlas c. 1375 depicting vessels thought to be Chinese Image: Courtesy National Maritime Museum Greenwich from Keith & Buys (1981: 121)
Figure 7: Extract from the Catalan Atlas c. 1375 depicting vessels thought to be Chinese Image: Courtesy National Maritime Museum Greenwich from Keith & Buys (1981: 121)
Figure 9: The unexcavated fifth shipyard Photo: S. Ward Figure 8: The sixth shipyard excavations Photo: S. Ward Figure 9: The unexcavated fifth shipyard Figure 8: The sixth shipyard excavations
Figure 9: The unexcavated fifth shipyard Photo: S. Ward Figure 8: The sixth shipyard excavations Photo: S. Ward Figure 9: The unexcavated fifth shipyard Figure 8: The sixth shipyard excavations
Figure 10: A map of China locating the ancient capital of Nanjing Image: Courtesy of www.ChinaTravelGuide.com
Figure 10: A map of China locating the ancient capital of Nanjing Image: Courtesy of www.ChinaTravelGuide.com
Figure 11: Longjiang Treasure Shipyard c. 1553 Image: Courtesy of Cambridge University Library.
Figure 11: Longjiang Treasure Shipyard c. 1553 Image: Courtesy of Cambridge University Library.
Figure 12: The 11m rudder Photo: S.Ward 2005.
Figure 12: The 11m rudder Photo: S.Ward 2005.
Figure 14: Liu Chia Harbour, Taichang. Considered the staging post / departure point for Zheng He’s fleet. Photo. S. Ward 2005.
Figure 14: Liu Chia Harbour, Taichang. Considered the staging post / departure point for Zheng He’s fleet. Photo. S. Ward 2005.
Figure 15: The Quanzhou ship jn situ during excavation. Image: Courtesy Chinese Museum of Overseas Communication (1975
Figure 15: The Quanzhou ship jn situ during excavation. Image: Courtesy Chinese Museum of Overseas Communication (1975
Figure 17: Simplified plan of the Quanzhou ship. Note paring of bulkheads with frames. Image: Chinese Museum of Overseas Communication (1975), from Keith & Buys (1981: 129).
Figure 17: Simplified plan of the Quanzhou ship. Note paring of bulkheads with frames. Image: Chinese Museum of Overseas Communication (1975), from Keith & Buys (1981: 129).
Figure 18: Sakau wreck /n situ. Note evidence of chunum on the planking. Photo: M. Flecker (2001).
Figure 18: Sakau wreck /n situ. Note evidence of chunum on the planking. Photo: M. Flecker (2001).
Figure 19: Image of the Lena Shoa/ wreck indicating double hull planking Photo: Courtesy Frank Goddio Society. Reproduced from Goddio (2002: 22).
Figure 19: Image of the Lena Shoa/ wreck indicating double hull planking Photo: Courtesy Frank Goddio Society. Reproduced from Goddio (2002: 22).
Figure 20: The 758 kg iron grapnel anchor recovered from Quanzhou Bay in 1982 and dated to the early Ming Dynasty. Photo: G. Li (1982) reproduced from Li (1998: 310).
Figure 20: The 758 kg iron grapnel anchor recovered from Quanzhou Bay in 1982 and dated to the early Ming Dynasty. Photo: G. Li (1982) reproduced from Li (1998: 310).
Figure 21: An arch-shaped limber hole in one of the bulkheads on the PAu Quoc 1 wreck. Photo: M. Flecker from Flecker (2006: 10).
Figure 21: An arch-shaped limber hole in one of the bulkheads on the PAu Quoc 1 wreck. Photo: M. Flecker from Flecker (2006: 10).
Figures 23 & 24: Top: The seat of the mast and the mast splint are tight against the Bulkhead board to ensure strength and stability of the mast. Bottom: the transverse section. The stanchions make the whole framework very strong. Drawings: X/ Longfe/ 2005.
Figures 23 & 24: Top: The seat of the mast and the mast splint are tight against the Bulkhead board to ensure strength and stability of the mast. Bottom: the transverse section. The stanchions make the whole framework very strong. Drawings: X/ Longfe/ 2005.
Figure 26: Bulkhead timbers Takashima wrecks, Japan. Photos: &. Sasaki (2004)
Figure 26: Bulkhead timbers Takashima wrecks, Japan. Photos: &. Sasaki (2004)
Figure 27: Forging a grapnel anchor c. 1637 Source: Needham 1964, Figure 47. Page not numbered.
Figure 27: Forging a grapnel anchor c. 1637 Source: Needham 1964, Figure 47. Page not numbered.
Figure 28: Shachuan and Baochuan relative (to Fuchuan) survival probability at various wind-wave conditions. Source: Chen & Hsu 2002 (in Chen 2003: 10).
Figure 28: Shachuan and Baochuan relative (to Fuchuan) survival probability at various wind-wave conditions. Source: Chen & Hsu 2002 (in Chen 2003: 10).
Figure 29: The imagined appearance of the Zheng He Treasure Fleet. Source: Lin 2005: 23.
Figure 29: The imagined appearance of the Zheng He Treasure Fleet. Source: Lin 2005: 23.
Figure 29: Columbus’ Santa Maria at anchor in 1492. Painting by Andries van Eertvelt c. 1628. Source: National Maritime Museum Greenwich
Figure 29: Columbus’ Santa Maria at anchor in 1492. Painting by Andries van Eertvelt c. 1628. Source: National Maritime Museum Greenwich
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