“Chinese Columbus” Map Likely Fake, Experts Say
`The map depicts all of the continents, including Australia, North America, and Antarctica, in rough outline.
An inscription identifies the map as a copy made in 1763 of an original drawn in 1418. [..]
But experts have dismissed the map as a fake.
They say the map resembles a French 17th-century world map with its depiction of California as an island.’
followup to China map lays claim to Americas.
