The Vinland Map is an ancient map that dates back to the 15th century, believed to be the first map to depict North America. It is believed to have been created by Norse explorers and is named after the Norse settlement of Vinland, which was located in what is now Newfoundland
The Vinland Map is a 20th-century forgery purporting to be a 15th-century mappa mundi with unique information about Norse exploration of North America. The map first came to light in 1957 and was acquired by Yale University. It became well known due to the publicity campaign which accompanied its revelation to the public as a "genuine" pre-Columbian map in 1965. In addition to showing Africa, Asia and Europe, the map depicts a landmass south-west of Greenland in the Atlantic labelled as Vinland.