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The Vinland Map and the Tartar Relation

Author: R. A. Skelton,Thomas E. Marston, George D. Painter
ISBN #: B01N1X6MLD
Price: $30.00
Publisher: Yale University Press
Publisher Location: New Haven
Book Condition: Good
Dust Jacket Condition: good
Edition: First edition
Pub Date: 1965
Later printing. Shelf wear to tips, corners and edges of book and more to jacket which is chipped with a few clsoed tears. Jacket is priced in dollars and British "old" money. Third printing. The results of an academic study of what may be the earliest known map of North America. The map and its authentication has been disputed since this book was published.Yale librarian Alice Prochaska said in 2002, "We regard ourselves as the custodians of an extremely interesting and controversial document and we watch the scholarly work on it with great interest."-- Vinland Map Flap Redux, Yale Alumni Magazine, October 2002. Most items ship with free delivery confirmation, electronic tracking and jacket protectors (generally over $10.00) if applicable. Clean recycled packing material will be used when possible.