Erikson, Eskimos and Columbus Medieval European Knowledge of America |
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| Author:
| Enterline, James Robert |
| ISBN: | 978-0-8018-6660-9 |
| Publication Date: | Apr 2002 |
| Publisher: | Johns Hopkins University Press
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | USD $56.00 |
Book Description:
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Why did medieval Europeans seem to have such specific knowledge about a land-even a continent-that their most daring adventurers had not yet discovered? Historians have long debated the sources of geographical information on which pre-Columbian European maps were based. Especially controversial is the question of the extent to which indigenous ......
Why did medieval Europeans seem to have such specific knowledge about a land-even a continent-that their most daring adventurers had not yet discovered? Historians have long debated the sources of geographical information on which pre-Columbian European maps were based. Especially controversial is the question of the extent to which indigenous ......