[MR] Australia is period

[SiegfriedMcClure at aol.com]

Fantastic!
 
Siegfried (dusting off his didgeridoo)
 
 
 
In a message dated 3/25/2007 11:26:12 PM Eastern Daylight Time,  
gordonse at one.net writes:

SYDNEY  (Reuters) - A 16th century maritime map in a Los Angeles library
vault  proves that Portuguese adventurers, not British or Dutch, were the
first  Europeans to discover Australia, says a new book which details the
secret  discovery of Australia.

The book "Beyond Capricorn" says the map, which  accurately marks
geographical sites along Australia's east coast in  Portuguese, proves that
Portuguese seafarer Christopher de Mendonca lead a  fleet of four ships into
Botany Bay in 1522 -- almost 250 years before  Britain's Captain James  Cook.

more
http://www.reuters.com/article/topNews/idUSSYD3449720070321



 
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Canton of Sudentorre, Barony of  Stierbach, Kingdom of  Atlantia
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