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Raleigh Ashlin Skelton (21 December 1906 – 7 December 1970) is best known for his work on the history of cartography and particularly his attempts to prove the authenticity of the Vinland map. Known as "Peter" to his friends, Skelton was born in Plymouth, England. He was educated at Aldenham School and Pembroke College, Cambridge. He served as the Assistant Keeper of the Department of Printed Books of the British Museum from 1931 to 1953, with a break for military service from 1939 to 1945, and as Deputy Keeper from 1953 to 1967. He began work in the Map Room of the British Museum upon his return from military service in 1945 and in 1950 became the Superintendent, in which post he continued until his retirement in 1967. He died in a car crash. ==Works== * ''The Vinland map'' and ''The Tartar Relation'', written with Thomas E Marsden, and George Painter, by Yale University Press, * ''History of Cartography'' (with Leo Bagrow), originally published in London and Cambridge by C. A. Watts and Harvard University Press in 1964. * Skelton wrote a number of articles and books on maps of explorers including Captain James Cook's maps of Newfoundland, including ''The Marine Surveys of Captain James Cook in North America 1758-1768''. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Raleigh Ashlin Skelton」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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