Vinland Map

GPTKB entity

Statements (51)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:artifacts
gptkb:topographic_map
gptkbp:acquiredBy gptkb:Paul_Mellon
gptkbp:alleged_date circa 1440
gptkbp:associatedWith gptkb:Speculum_Historiale_manuscript
gptkb:Tartar_Relation_manuscript
gptkbp:conclusion_of_2021_analysis likely a 20th-century forgery
gptkbp:controversy authenticity disputed
gptkbp:created circa 15th century (claimed)
gptkbp:currentLocation gptkb:Yale_University
gptkb:Beinecke_Rare_Book_&_Manuscript_Library
gptkbp:depicts gptkb:Europe
gptkb:Greenland
gptkb:Iceland
parts of North America
gptkbp:discoveredBy 1957
gptkbp:donated_to gptkb:Yale_University
gptkbp:exhibits gptkb:Yale_University_Library
gptkbp:firstPublished 1965
gptkbp:further_analysis_year 2002
2021
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Vinland Map
gptkbp:ink_analysis contains anatase (titanium dioxide)
gptkbp:ink_analysis_year 1970s
gptkbp:language gptkb:Latin
gptkbp:mediaCoverage international
gptkbp:notableContributor gptkb:Magnus_Magnusson
gptkb:George_Painter
gptkb:John_H._Lienhard
gptkb:John_Paul_Donnelly
gptkb:John_Paul_Floyd
gptkb:Joseph_B._Kruskal
gptkb:Kirsten_A._Seaver
gptkb:Kirsten_Seaver
gptkb:Leonard_Boyle
gptkb:R._A._Skelton
gptkb:Thomas_E._Marston
gptkb:Wilcomb_E._Washburn
gptkbp:notableFeature shows Vinland west of Greenland
gptkbp:owner gptkb:Yale_University
gptkbp:proposedBy gptkb:Norse_exploration_of_North_America
gptkbp:provenance unknown
gptkbp:referencedIn scholarly articles
books on Viking exploration
books on cartography
gptkbp:subject documentaries
scientific research
debates among historians
forgery allegations
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Yale_University_Library
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4