The "Vinland Map" (15thC? 19thC? 20thC?)
Title
The "Vinland Map" (15thC? 19thC? 20thC?)
Subject
Controversial map of the Norse empire
Description
From Yale University Library/Beinecke Digital Collections:
Originally the Vinland Map, Speculum historiale, and Hystoria Tartarorum were bound together in this order in a single volume (Beinecke MS 350), as is indicated by the patterns of the wormholes. The origin and date of the Vinland Map, however, has been the subject of considerable debate.
According to the editors of The Vinland Map and the Tartar Relation the map is the earliest known representation of any part of the New World and originated in Northern Europe during the 15th century. In their opinion it is contemporary with the two manuscripts with which it was previously bound. Other scholars have been hesitant to accept the map as genuine and have suggested that it may be a modern forgery.
Manuscript on paper of 1) The Vinland Map, an outline map of Europe, Africa, Asia, the surrounding seas and the islands including Iceland, Greenland and Vinland, with legends identifying countries, islands, etc.
Good information available here as well: http://vinland-map.brandeis.edu/explore/historical/index.php
Originally the Vinland Map, Speculum historiale, and Hystoria Tartarorum were bound together in this order in a single volume (Beinecke MS 350), as is indicated by the patterns of the wormholes. The origin and date of the Vinland Map, however, has been the subject of considerable debate.
According to the editors of The Vinland Map and the Tartar Relation the map is the earliest known representation of any part of the New World and originated in Northern Europe during the 15th century. In their opinion it is contemporary with the two manuscripts with which it was previously bound. Other scholars have been hesitant to accept the map as genuine and have suggested that it may be a modern forgery.
Manuscript on paper of 1) The Vinland Map, an outline map of Europe, Africa, Asia, the surrounding seas and the islands including Iceland, Greenland and Vinland, with legends identifying countries, islands, etc.
Good information available here as well: http://vinland-map.brandeis.edu/explore/historical/index.php
Creator
Unknown.
Source
Yale University
Identifier
https://brbl-dl.library.yale.edu/vufind/Record/3520245
Files
Collection
Reference
Unknown., The "Vinland Map" (15thC? 19thC? 20thC?)
Cite As
Unknown., “The "Vinland Map" (15thC? 19thC? 20thC?),” Mapping History, accessed May 18, 2024, http://maps.omeka.bucknell.edu/items/show/379.