Re: Kirsten Seaver's Vinland Map book- first thoughts

From: Inger E Johansson (inger_e.johansson_at_notelia.com)
Date: 07/28/04 

Date: Wed, 28 Jul 2004 14:17:36 GMT

David B,
I take it that you aren't familiar with the latest in regard of the Vinland
map. No matter when it was drawn we now know that there were an alike map
existing in mid 1400's and which monestry it was in.

Inger E

"David" <drorer@fuse.net> skrev i meddelandet
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> "David B." <davidb@tronospamchos.freeserve.co.uk> wrote in message
> news:cdu9uu$fgd$1@newsg4.svr.pol.co.uk...
> > Kirsten Seaver's new book "Maps, Myths, and Men" (ISBN 0-8047-4963-9) is
> > extremely informative.
>
>
> I am currently about half way through the book.
> My impressions so far: well written and informative.
> The episode surrounding the publication of the book "The Vinland Map and
the Tarter
> Relation," is a sordid tale of greed and bad scholarship!
>
> David Rorer
>
>
>

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