Long description
This figure consists of two images. The first is a black and white reproduction of a painting of the third Ming Emperor Zhu Di, drawn in traditional Chinese style, showing head and shoulders. The Emperor is shown wearing a simple hat and white cloth garment. He has a trimmed beard and moustache.
The second image is a black and white drawing contrasting Chinese and European maritime design at the time of Zhu Di’s reign. A scale from 0 metres to 135 metres is shown along the bottom of the drawing, with a Chinese and a European ship shown above. The Chinese ship measures 135 metres on this scale and has seven sails. The European ship measures 20 metres on this scale and has three sails.