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  2. Vinland Map - Wikipedia

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    The Vinland map. The Vinland Map was claimed to be a 15th-century mappa mundi with unique information about Norse exploration of North America but is now known to be a 20th-century forgery. The map first came to light in 1957 and was acquired by Yale University. It became well known due to the publicity campaign which accompanied its revelation ...

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  4. Norse colonization of North America - Wikipedia

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    A map of the Eastern Settlement on Greenland, covering approximately the modern municipality of Kujalleq. Eiriksfjord (Erik's fjord) and his farm Brattahlíð are shown, as is the location of the bishopric at Gardar. According to the Sagas of Icelanders, Norsemen from Iceland first settled Greenland in the 980s. There is no special reason to ...

  5. Yale University's controversial Vinland Map is a fake, new ...

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    The map was acquired by Yale in the mid-1960s and was said to be the earliest depiction of the New World. Yale University's controversial Vinland Map is a fake, new study confirms Skip to main content

  6. The Vinland map is purportedly a 15th century Mappa Mundi, redrawn from a 13th century original and owned by Yale University. Drawn with black ink on animal skin, the map is the first known depiction of the North American coastline, created before Columbus' 1492 voyage.

  7. Kirsten Seaver - Wikipedia

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    Maps, Myths, and Men: The Story of the Vinland Map (2004) ISBN 0804749639 In Quisling's Shadow : The Memoirs of Vidkun Quisling's First Wife, Alexandra (1999) ISBN 0817948325 The Frozen Echo : Greenland and the Exploration of North America, ca. A.D. 1000-1500 (1996) ISBN 0804731616

  8. L'Anse aux Meadows - Wikipedia

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    L'Anse aux Meadows (lit. ' Meadows Cove ') is an archaeological site, first excavated in the 1960s, of a Norse settlement dating to approximately 1,000 years ago. The site is located on the northernmost tip of the island of Newfoundland in the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador near St. Anthony.

  9. Raleigh Ashlin Skelton - Wikipedia

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    Raleigh Ashlin Skelton (21 December 1906 – 7 December 1970) is best known for his work on the history of cartography and particularly his attempts to prove the authenticity of the Vinland map. Life [ edit ]