Michael Richey - Lecture., 11/30/1999-11/30/1999

File — Box: 1, Folder: 51

Identifier: 91044

Series-level Scope and Content Note

From the Series:

Correspondence written mostly to Michael Richey from personal friends. Also includes photographs and manuscripts.

Dates

11/30/1999-11/30/1999

Conditions Governing Access

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Extent

From the Collection: 1.04 Linear Feet (3 Hollinger boxes (2 Document Cases, 1 Slim Document Case))

Language of Materials

From the Collection: English

Additional Description

Shelf Location

08/19/07

Container Summary

Typed lecture (2 copies) by Michael Richey for the Eva G.R. Taylor Lecture Series. The lecture was also published in Volume 53, Issue 2 of the Journal of Navigation. The lecture is titled "E.G.R. Taylor and the Vinland Map." It describes the events leading up to the announcement by Yale University in 1974 that the famous Vinland Map might be a forgery.

Subjects and Associated Physical Materials

RICHEY, MICHAEL - LECTURE - VINLAND MAP (1999): Manuscript

TAYLOR, EVA G.R. - REF. IN LECTURE BY RICHEY, MICHAEL (1999): Manuscript

VINLAND MAP - LECTURE BY RICHEY, MICHAEL (1999): Manuscript