Hvordan viste europæerne i middelalderen så meget om det amerikanske kontinent, når de aldrig havde været der
Why did medieval Europeans seem to have such specific knowledge about a land they had not yet discovered? The author presents evidence that the Eskimos' provided the basis for medieval maps of the areas of America that no Europeans had reached.
Why did medieval Europeans seem to have such specific knowledge about a land they had not yet discovered? The author presents evidence that the Eskimos' provided the basis for medieval maps of the areas of America that no Europeans had reached.
"Annotated throughout with clear commentary, this volume tells the story of the British Isles, and makes visually accessible the varied and often complex world of the Middle Ages. The atlas depicts the spatial distribution of key events and buildings between 1066 and 1485, as we…