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"The Vinland Map and the Tartar Relation", Skelton, Marston and Painter

Subject: References, Vinland Map

Period: 1965 (published)

Publication:

Color: Black & White

Size:
9.2 x 11.8 inches
23.4 x 30 cm
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This book analyzes 2 documents that surfaced in the late 1950s. The first is a manuscript account of the expedition of Friar Carpini across Central Asia on a mission to the Mongols in 1245-47. The second is a world map including the Western Ocean with representations of Iceland, Greenland, and a land mass named "Vinland" (the North American mainland as known to the medieval Norsemen). 291 pages with 30 illustrations and maps. Hardbound in red boards.

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Condition: A

Contents are clean and tight. There is minor wear to the title on spine.

Estimate: $30 - $40

Sold for: $120

Closed on 2/12/2025

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