Details

Subject(s)

• North Atlantic Ocean—Discovery and exploration—Maps [Browse]
• North Atlantic Ocean—Maps—Early works to 1800 [Browse]

Related name

• Zeno, Antonio, -approximately 1405 [Browse]
• Major, Richard Henry, 1818-1891 [Browse]
• Royal Geographical Society (Great Britain) [Browse]

Publisher

• John Murray (Firm) [Browse]

Library of Congress genre(s)

• Early maps [Browse]
• Maps [Browse]

Notes

• Carbon facsimile of the Zeno Map, of doubtful authenticity, published in 1558.
• Relief shown pictorially.
• Norway, Iceland, Greenland, and fictional or mislabeled islands of Frisland, Estland, and Icaria and landmasses of Tramontana, Grolandia, Estotiland, and Drogeo are shown.
• Map shows latitude in degrees and lines of longitude.
• From: The Journal of the Royal Geographical Society of London. Vol. 43 (1873), pp. 156-206; held in Firestone Library. Call number: G7 .J687 v. 43 1873

With

• Issued to accompany article: The site of the lost colony of Greenland determined, and pre-Columbian discoveries of America confirmed, from 14th century documents / by R. H. Major, F.S.A., Secretary R.G.S. Read before the Royal Geographical Society, June 9, 1873.
• Issued with: I. Sketch map of the countries referred to in the Zeno narrative. Call number: G9111. A8 1873 .R6 -- II. Map of the Færöe Islands, to illustrate the route of Nicolo Zeno. Call number: G9111. A85 1873 .R6 -- III. Sketch chart of the south west of Greenland, from the Danish Admiralty Survey, corrected to 1873. With Professor Rafn's adaptation of the ancient sites from Ivar Bardsen's chorography. Call number: G3381. A8 1873 .R6

Geographic coverage

Map shows North Atlantic, Greenland, Iceland,coast of Norway.

Other format(s)

• Available also online through: Princeton University Libraries, Digital Map & Geographic Data Web site.
• Online version of companion article available also through the JSTOR Web site. Access limited to subscribing member institutions only.

Other title(s)

• [Zeno map]
• Scoprimento dell'Isole Frislanda, Eslanda, Engrouelanda, Estotilanda, & Icaria. In Venetia: Per Francesco Marcolini, 1558.

In

Journal of the Royal Geographical Society of London Vol. 43 (1873), p. 156-206. London : John Murray

OCLC

1340219346

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