The discovery suggested Norsemen were the first to reach North America, well ahead of Columbus. The authenticity of the map has been debated for decades. A new analysis concludes the map is a fraud.

The Vinland Map, which supposedly showed the exploration of North America by Vikings in the 15th century, is fake, according to researchers at Yale. The map was first discovered in 1965, but ...

Scholars have questioned the authenticity of a purported 15th-century map housed in Yale University’s Beinecke Rare Book & Manuscript Library since it was first unveiled to the public in 1965. About ...

COPENHAGEN (Reuters) - The 15th century Vinland Map, the first known map to show part of America before explorer Christopher Columbus landed on the continent, is almost certainly genuine, a Danish ...

Frog in a Well, the China history blog, weighs in on the ongoing discussion over a 15th-century map allegedly showing that the Chinese encountered the Americas before Europe did. Global Voices stands ...

MADRID, Spain -- A stolen 15th century map, dating to a decade before Christopher Columbus sailed to America, was returned to Spain yesterday. The map was discovered missing from Spain's National ...