Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents ix
3. Illustrations xiii
4. Acknowledgments xv
5. Note to the Reader xxi
6. 1. An American Place Named Vínland 1
7. 2. The Norse in and near North America 19
8. 3. The Black Hole of Provenance 87
9. 4. Creating Matter from Wormholes 108
10. 5. A Star Is Born 144
11. 6. Portrait of the Vínland Map 164
12. 7. The Vínland Map as a Cartographic Image 205
13. 8. The Vínland Map as a Narrative 256
14. 9· The Vínland Map as a Human Creation 297
15. Notes 377
16. Bibliography 439
17. Index 463