Vinland Map's authenticity remains a mystery after four decades of debate

From: The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel | Date: September 15, 2002| Author: JENNA RUSSELL | Copyright information

Vinland Map's authenticity remains a mystery after four decades of debate

By JENNA RUSSELL Boston Globe

Sunday, September 15, 2002

New Haven, Conn. -- It might be the most important map in North America, drawn by Viking explorers who landed on these shores long before Columbus set sail.

Or it might be a modern fake, painstakingly forged on 600-year- old paper.

The Vinland Map -- two attached pieces of vellum the size of an open textbook -- has been a lightnin...

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