The Hill

Experts say famous 15th-century map showing Vikings explored America before Columbus is a fake

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.
Artnet

‘There Is No Reasonable Doubt Here’: A Research Team at Yale Proves That the 15th-Century Vinland Map Is a 20th-Century Fake

The Vinland Map, once believed to be the earliest cartographic depiction of the New World, has been proven to be a modern forgery, confirming long-held suspicions. A team of conservators and ...
Business Insider

A famed 15th-century map that seemed to show the exploration of America by the Vikings is a fake, experts finally confirm

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 ...
Ars Technica

It’s all in the ink: Vinland Map is definitely a fake, new analysis finds

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 ...