R.A. Skelton, Thomas E. Marston, and George D. Painter
The Vinland Map and the Tartar Relation
New Haven, Yale University Press, 1966. 4th printing. Hardcover. 291p. An oversize hardcover book in fine condition with a very good dustjacket. The top corners of the dustjacket are worn through, and the top corner of the book itself are a bit rubbed. Otherwise, book is clean and tight and the jacket intact. A study of a document that was purportedly a 15th-century map of North America, shedding light on Norse exploration of the continent in the 11th century. The map is now considered a forgery. Measures approx. 11.75" x 9.25.
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