Zeno brothers
Reproduction of the Zeno card
The Zeno brothers , Nicolò Zeno (approx. 1326 – approx. 1402) and Antonio Zeno († approx. 1403), were Venetian seafarers who are said to have made trips to the North Atlantic in the 14th century . The account of these trips was translated into English by Richard Henry Major under the title The Voyages of the Venetian Brothers Nicolò and Antonio Zeno (1873).
Research has shown that the Zeno brothers were busy elsewhere during the time they are said to have been on their travels. The Dictionary of Canadian Biography Online describes the case as "one of the most absurd, but at the same time one of the most successful forgeries in the history of discovery."
literature
- The Voyages of the Venetian Brothers, Nicolò and Antonio Zeno, to the Northern Seas in the XIVth Century, comprising the latest known Accounts of the Lost Colony of Greenland; and of the Northmen in America before Columbus . Translated and Edited, with Notes and an Introduction, by Richard Henry Major , Hakluyt Society, 1st ser., London 1873. Pages ciii, 64 + 4 maps.
Web links
- "Zeno, Nicolo and Antonio" in the Dictionary of Canadian Biography Online
- jasoncolavito.com (1) , (2)