The Vinland map and the Tartar relation / by R.A. Skelton, Thomas E. Marston, and George D. Painter ; forward by Alexander O. Vietor.
The Vinland map and the Tartar relation / by R.A. Skelton, Thomas E. Marston, and George D. Painter ; forward by Alexander O. Vietor.
By
:
Skelton, Raleigh Ashlin.
Publication Date
:
1995
Publication Information
:
New Haven, Conn. : Yale University Press,
Edition
:
Rev. ed.
Physical Description
:
291 p. : ill., maps.
Subject Term
:
Early maps.
Mongols -- History -- Sources.
Additional Contributors
:
Marston, Thomas E.
Painter, George D, (George Duncan), 1914-2005.
C. de Bridia, Brother, fl. 1247.
Language
:
English
ISBN
:
03000065205
General Note
:
Reprint of original text on the Vinland Map and an account of Friar John of Plano Carpini's mission to the Mongols from 1245-1247.
The manuscript consists of a map and text copied about 1440 by an unknown scribe, from lost earlier originals. The first is a world map including the western ocean, with representations of Iceland, Greenland and Vinland; the second is an account of the Carpini mission by an unidentified frier who calls himself C. de Bridia.
| Library | Collection | Collection | Call Number | Status |
|---|
| Corner Brook (WCB) | Adult NFic NL Ref | Adult Non-Fiction NL Reference | 910.9 SK2 | NonCirculating |
| St. John's - A.C. Hunter (SJH) | Adult NFic NL Ref - Vault | Adult Non-Fiction NL Reference - Vault | 910.9 SK2 | NonCirculating |