The Vinland Map, thought to be the oldest map of America, is officially a fake. September 30, 2021 5:16 PM ET. By . Sharon Pruitt-Young Enlarge this image.

A map of America touted as being one of the oldest on record has turned out to be a convincing forgery, according to new studies. For decades, many believed that the Vinland Map was an important ...

Library of Congress Buys First Map of 'America' July 20, 2001. By Linton Weeks.

It features 12 “globe gores” — like a world map drawn on an orange peel that has been sectioned and squashed flat. Why Experts Don’t Believe This Is a Rare First Map of America spotlight ...

Over five years, I read 1,001 novels to hear the voices that fill this country. These books showed me that the places of American fiction can’t be divided into blue or red states.

Viking Map of North America Identified as 20th-Century Forgery New technical analysis dates Yale’s Vinland Map to the 1920s or later, not the 1440s as previously suggested.

As illustrated in the map above, based on data from the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), the U.S. imports a significant portion of its minerals from allied countries like Canada, Brazil, and Germany.

A map of America touted as being one of the oldest on record has turned out to be a convincing forgery, according to new studies. For decades, many believed that the Vinland Map was an important ...