Erikson, Eskimos & Columbus : medieval European knowledge of America /

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.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Enterline, James Robert
Autor Corporativo: Center for American Places
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Baltimore : Johns Hopkins University Press, 2002.
Temas:
Geschichte.
Geschichte 1000-1500.
Geography, Medieval > Maps.
Early maps.
Historical geography > Maps.
Nautical charts > History.
Vikings > North America > History.
Géographie médiévale > Cartes.
Cartes anciennes.
Géographie historique > Cartes.
Cartes nautiques > Histoire.
Vikings > Amérique du Nord > Histoire.
historical maps.
HISTORY > Americas (North, Central, South, West Indies)
HISTORY.
Discoveries in geography > Norse
Early maps
Geography, Medieval
Historical geography
Nautical charts
Vikings
Kartografie
Entdeckung
Kennis.
Europeanen.
Ontdekkingsreizen.
Kolonisatie.
Kaarten (geografie)
Beeldvorming.
Entdeckung > Amerika > Wikinger.
Kartographie > Amerika > Geschichte Mittelalter.
Amerikabild > Europa > Geschichte Mittelalter.
Entdeckung.
Kartographie.
Normannen.
Carte ancienne.
Carte nautique.
Cartographie.
Découverte géographique.
Géographie.
Histoire.
Moyen Âge.
Viking (Peuple)
10e siècle-15e siècle.
Cartes marines.
Viking (peuple)
voyage d'exploration.
America > Discovery and exploration > Norse.
Amérique > Découverte et exploration nordiques.
North America > Discovery and exploration > [literature] > 2002.
Europe > History of cartography > [literature] > 2002.
America
North America
Amerika
Europa
Wikinger > Grönland.
Amerika.
Amérique.
Amérique du nord.
Amérique du nord - découverte.
Wikinger.
Geografía medieval > Mapas.
Mapas antiguos.
Geografía histórica > Mapas.
América > Descubrimiento y exploración > Noruegos.
Electronic books.
History
Maps
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Descripción
Sumario: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.
Notas:"Published in cooperation with the center for American places, Santa Fe, New Mexico, and Harrisonburg, Virginia."
Descripción Física:1 online resource (xx, 342 pages) : illustrations, maps
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references (pages 329-331) and index.
ISBN:0801875471
9780801875472
080186660X
9780801866609

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