The Vinland Map purports to be a 15th-century map with a pre-Columbian depiction of the North American Coast. A new analysis has confirmed that the map is, in fact, a modern-day forgery.

Vinland Map is a fake, Yale University confirms Yale University, which has had the map since the 1960s, confirmed this month what some have been arguing for decades. History.

Unravel the mystery of the Vinland Map—a controversial document that claimed Vikings arrived in North America before Columbus. Discover the truth now.

[Book review] "Maps, Myths, and Men: The Story of the Vinland Map." Science, 307, (5714), 1413–1414. Year 2005 Identifier 21200 ISSN 0036-8075 Object Type Smithsonian staff publication Data source ...

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As for the Vinland Map, it will remain at the Beinecke with the accompanying manuscripts, Clemens said. “The map has become an historical object in and of itself,” he said. “It’s a great example of a ...

Two new studies released Monday provide contradictory evidence about the authenticity of the controversial Vinland map, considered by some to be the oldest map of North America.

It is the oldest known map depicting North America -- unless it is a fake. Scientists and historians have argued over the authenticity of the famous Vinland Map for a third of a century. Now two ...

"The Vinland Map is a fake," said Raymond Clemens, curator of early books and manuscripts at Yale’s Beinecke Rare Book & Manuscript Library, which houses the map. "There is no reasonable doubt here.