Erikson, Eskimos, and Columbus - Medieval European Knowledge of America

"Enterline presents a plausible scenario for the transmission of Thule Eskimo and Greenland Norse geographic knowledge into the worldview of late medieval cartographers. His hypothesis will be controversial and it will stimulate scholarly debate for many years to come." -- Sixteenth Century Journal

About the author

James Robert Enterline is a mathematician and computer consultant who is well known for his work in the history of cartography. He is the author of Viking America.

Summary

Drawing on an exhaustive chronological survey of pre-Columbian maps, including the controversial Yale Vinland Map, this book boldly challenges conventional accounts of Europe's discovery of the New World.

Product details

• Authors: James Robert Enterline
• Publisher: Johns Hopkins University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 16.06.2002
• EAN: 9780801866609
• ISBN: 978-0-8018-6660-9
• No. of pages: 368
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Middle Ages; Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Geosciences > Geography; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; Europe, European History, North America, HISTORY / Historical Geography, HISTORY / Expeditions & Discoveries, Geographical discovery & exploration, CE period up to c 1500, c 1000 CE to c 1500, Early history: c 500 to c 1450/1500, History of the Americas, Geographical discovery and exploration, North America (USA and Canada), European history: medieval period, middle ages, HISTORY / Europe / Medieval, Historical Geography, History of the Americas: pre-Columbian period, HISTORY / Latin America / Pre-Columbian Era