The Vinland map and the Tartar relation / by R.A. Skelton, Thomas E. Marston, and George D. Painter

Skelton, Raleigh Ashlin (1906-1970)

Published by New Haven, London : Yale University Press, 1965

About this Item

Fine cloth copy in a good if somewhat edge-torn and dust-dulled dust-wrapper, not price-clipped, now mylar-sleeved. Library copy with some marks remaining. Remains particularly well-preserved; tight, bright, clean and strong. Physical description; xii, 291 pages, 19 pages of plates (some folded), 27 unnumbered leaves of plates : illustrations, facsimiles, maps (some folded) ; 30 cm. Notes; Includes bibliographical references (pages 263-269) and index. The text of the Tartar relation is in Latin; the facsimile is accompanied by a transcription of the Latin text with English translation on facing pages. Contents; The manuscript: history and description, by T.E. Marston. -- Facsimiles of the Vinland map and the Tartar relation. -- The Tartar relation, edited, with introd., translation and commentary, by G.D. Painter. -- The Vinland map, by R.A. Skelton. -- The Tartar relation and the Vinland map: an interpretation, by G.D. Painter. -- Bibliography (p. 263-269). Subjects; C. de Bridia Brother active 1247. Hystoria Tartarorum. Giovanni da Pian del Carpine, Archbishop of Antivari -1252. Joannes de Plano Carpino. Vinland map. Early maps. Mongols History Sources. Civilization, Medieval 13th century ; Sources. Cartography History. Vikings. Northmen Exploring expeditions. Tatars. Middle Ages Manuscripts. Norse Period. North America Historical geography. America Norse Discoveries in geography. America Exploration. Iceland. Greenland. Arctic regions. North Atlantic Ocean. 1 Kg.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Vinland map and the Tartar relation / by R.A. Skelton, Thomas E. Marston, and George D. Painter
• Publisher: New Haven, London : Yale University Press
• Publication Date: 1965
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: First Edition.
• Weight: 1 kilogram