He describes these lands as being “rich in trees ... possibly alluding to Norse exploration of North America. This predates Columbus's voyages by more than a century. Integration of Maps ...

There is also the saga of Leif Eriksson's voyage to Vinland—the mysterious spot on which he landed in North America ... original inhabitants of these lands. Columbus also continued to believe ...

A few months later, the crew spotted land. Columbus thought he had reached the ... can say for certain is that finding the continent of America was a huge event for Europeans, and that is down ...