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.

Détails bibliographiques
Cote:Libro Electrónico
Auteur principal: Enterline, James Robert
Collectivité auteur: Center for American Places
Format: Électronique eBook
Langue:Inglés
Publié: Baltimore : Johns Hopkins University Press, 2002.
Sujets:
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
Accès en ligne:Texto completo
Table des matières:
  • 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.

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