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The day's journey is just beginning for these fishing adhows setting sail from Matemwe on the northeast coast of Zanzibar at dawn. It was from here, the Swahili coast, That Zheng He set sail for home after his last and longest journey.

Zanzibar, Tanzania

Author: Michael Yamashita

©Michael Yamashita. No usage authorized without prior written permission.

Photo size: 55.7 Mpixels (159 MB uncompressed) - 9143x6096 pixels (30.5x20.3 in / 77.4x51.6 cm at 300 ppi)

Photo keywords: Zheng He book, page 444-445, Tanzania, Zanzibar, fishing adhows, adhows, Matemwe, ship

Zanzibar, at its pinnacle when Zheng He arrived in the 15th century, was an important trade link with Arabia, the Persian Gul...

The day's journey is just beginning for these fishing adhows setting sail from Matemwe on the northeast coast of Zanzibar at ...

The colorful cotton known as calico was developed and still produced here, and was a coveted trade item even centuries ago.