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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.
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| Language: | Inglés |
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Baltimore :
Johns Hopkins University Press,
2002.
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| Online Access: | Texto completo |
Table of Contents:
- 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.