Posted on 03/12/2006 10:44:22 PM PST by SunkenCiv
The Federal Government-commissioned Great Southern Land was written by historian and archaeologist Michael Pearson. It suggests the Portuguese theory is an "interesting story" but nothing more... Mahogany Ship Committee chairman Pat Connelly said it was not the first time the Portuguese theory had been dismissed. He said the idea, popularised by Kevin McIntyre's 1977 book The Secret Discovery of Australia, attracted critics right from the start... "But by the same token it has not been disproved." Dr Pearson said much of the Portuguese theory was based on the so-called Dieppe maps, which Mahogany Ship enthusiasts claimed to be of the Australian coastline.
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No making cents of a coinfusion ('Mahogany Ship' coin not Phoenician?)
Warrnambool Standard | September 27, 2005 | Matt Neal
Posted on 09/28/2005 1:35:01 PM EDT by SunkenCiv
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Another interesting Phoenician coin...
http://phoenicia.org/america.html
Some say this coin holds a map of Europe under the horse's feet.
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