The Viking deception : [videorecording (DVD)] the truth behind the Vinland map.
The Viking deception : [videorecording (DVD)] the truth behind the Vinland map.
Publication Date
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2005
Publication Information
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South Burlington, Vt. : WGBH Video,
Physical Description
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1 videodisc (ca. 53 min.)
Subject Term
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Early maps.
Geography, Medieval -- Maps.
Vikings -- North America.
Documentary television programs.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Geographic Term
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America -- Discovery and exploration -- Norse.
Additional Contributors
:
Seaver, Kirsten A., 1934- ,
Galusha, Gene,
Performer
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Narrator: Gene Galusha ; with: Kirsten Seaver.
Summary
:
A documentary on the controversy surrounding the authenticity of the Vinland map, which identified a large island in the Atlantic Ocean labeled "Vinilanda insula." The Vinland map predates Columbus's voyage by about fifty years and could offer proof that the Vikings discovered the New World.
Language
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English
ISBN
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9781593752521
General Note
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DVD.
Originally broadcast in 2004 on the television program: NOVA.