Vinland Map

• A medieval-style map appeared in the 1950s
• Bound with the Tartar Relation
• Ultimately purchased for $300,000
• Given to Yale's Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library
• Book published in 1965
• Map is believed to date to mid-15th century

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The Viking Deception - PBS NOVA

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