1. Introduction -- I. Outstanding Misunderstandings. 2. Claudius Clavus. 3. The Inventio Fortunatae and Martin Behaim. 4. The Yale Vinland Map -- II. The Chronological Survey. 5. Introduction to the Chronological Survey. 6. Early Scandinavian Geography. 7. Communication Links with Greenland. 8. The Unseen Bridge. 9. Late Greenland-Based Exploration. 10. Foundations of European Misunderstandings. 11. News Penetrates the Establishment. 12. Europe's Westward Awakening. 13. Mastery of the Atlantic. 14. A New Continent Emerges. 15. An Old Continent Emerges. 16. The Misunderstandings Are Resolved. 17. Conclusion -- App. The Vinland Map's Ink
Summary
Why did medieval Europeans seem to have such specific knowledge about a land they had not yet discovered? The author presents evidence that the Eskimos' provided the basis for medieval maps of the areas of America that no Europeans had reached
Analysis
Geografía medieval Mapas
Mapas antiguos
Geografía histórica Mapas
América Descubrimiento y exploración Noruegos
Notes
"Published in cooperation with the center for American places, Santa Fe, New Mexico, and Harrisonburg, Virginia."
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 329-331) and index
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