John Blashford-Snell in search of the ‘first Panama Canal’

Colonel Blashford-Snell, a friend of ‘1421’ has recently returned from leading an expedition which was part-funded by Gavin, and influenced by Cedric Bell, to find the precursor to the Panama Canal. This waterway, between the Atlantic and Pacific, features on mediaeval maps, years before the Panama Canal as we know it today was opened in 1914. The expedition was launched in Nicaragua, and was a resounding success. John and his team found several locations where it is possible, in the rainy season, to navigate rivers in a small boat from the Pacific, inland to Lake Nicaragua, and from thence downriver to the Caribbean and the Atlantic. He also found evidence of ancient man-made canals along the way. It is hoped that an expedition will return in the wet season to investigate the route further.

To read about John’s latest adventure please click on the following link: http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/us_and_americas/article7025756.ece
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Liu Gang’s ‘The Ancient Map Code’ – 1093 AD Chinese world map!

Liu Gang’s book, The Ancient Map Code, was published in China in November 2009 by Guangxi Normal University Press. It is now available in China from all good book shops or from the following link: http://www.douban.com/subject/4100966/

A publisher for the English language version is currently being discussed. To read the chapter by chapter synopsis please click here. To read Chapter 4 in which Liu Gang describes a Chinese world map dated 1093 AD please click here.
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Launch of ‘1434’

Gavin has returned to London from Hong Kong, following the successful launch of his new book, 1434 – The Year a Magnificent Chinese Fleet Sailed to Italy and Ignited the Renaissance. The launch took place at the Royal Geographical Society, Hong Kong, and there was a further talk at the Royal Hong Kong Yacht Club. To listen to Gavin’s interview with Sarah Passmore please visit the following link: http://www.rthk.org.hk/rthk/radio3/naked_lunch/20080530. html#aboutthis
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100 foot long Chinese junk raised from sea bed

The 1421 hypothesis has gained a lot of momentum over the past 12 months and in December the U.K.’s Sunday Times newspaper published an article alluding to Gavin’s research. As you can see from the link below, a 100 foot long Chinese junk, dating from the Southern Song dynasty, has been raised from the sea bed off the coast of China, as part of a hugely ambitious archaeological project. Although excavation and cataloguing of the ship’s contents will take some years, we are sure it will turn out to be yet another string in the 1421 bow. As Tim Pattison of the Sunday Times writes “It is hoped that the Nanhai will prove the existence of a marine silk road that linked southern China with Europe as well as Africa and Southeast Asia ”

We can but wait and see…. http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/asia/ article3087296.ece
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