Skálholt Map (Vinland)

Title

Skálholt Map (Vinland)

Subject

Map of Norse Atlantic, including Greenland and Vinland, made in the 16th century

Description

A 1570 original by an Icelander (Stefansson) then copied by by the Bishop of Skálholt. The earliest attempt to combine cartographic knowledge with the stories conveyed in the Vinland sagas.

Creator

Sigurður Stefánsson (original), Thordur Thorlaksson (copy), Biørn Jonsen

Source

Danish Royal Library

Date

1570; 1669 version

Contributor

Campbell

Identifier

http://www.kb.dk/permalink/2006/manus/678/eng/

Files

SKA00020.jpg

Collection

Week Eight

Reference

Sigurður Stefánsson (original), Thordur Thorlaksson (copy), Biørn Jonsen, Skálholt Map (Vinland), 1570; 1669 version

Cite As

Sigurður Stefánsson (original), Thordur Thorlaksson (copy), Biørn Jonsen, “Skálholt Map (Vinland),” Mapping History, accessed May 18, 2024, http://maps.omeka.bucknell.edu/items/show/378.