The Vinland map and the Tartar relation,

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Skelton, R. A., 1906-1970., ((Raleigh Ashlin),) The Vinland map and the Tartar relation, by R. A. Skelton, Thomas E. Marston, and George D. Painter for the Yale University Library. With a foreword by Alexander O. Vietor. - New Haven, Yale University Press, 1965.
xii, 291 p. illus., facsims., maps (part fold.) 30 cm. The manuscript map and text were copied about 1440 by an unknown scribe from lost earlier originals. The first is a world map, including the Western Ocean, with representations of Iceland, Greenland, and Vinland; the second is an account, written in 1247 by an unidentified friar who called himself C. de Bridia, of Carpini's mission to the Mongols in 1245-47. Content notes : 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) * C. de Bridia,, fl. 1247. Giovanni,, d. 1252. C. de Bridia,, époque 1247. * Early maps. Mongols - History - Sources. Mongoles - Historia - Fuentes Cartes anciennes. Mongols. Découvertes géographiques scandinaves. Kaarten (geografie) Tataren. Handschriften. Carte ancienne Mongol Histoire * Marston, Thomas E.Painter, George D.C. de Bridia, * Title