Talk:Zeno brothers
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Why would letters between brothers be forged? Makes no sense to do so...motive is lacking. Need reference to who thinks they are "a hoax" to update this website properly.
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The reference given in the Dictionary of Canadian Biography is clear enough. Already in 1744, Pierre François-Xavier de Charlevoix noted that the discovery of Estotiland (attributed to "John Scalve, a Pole") "lacks proof" and "it is even admitted now that Estotiland is a chimerical country". By the 18th century the North Atlantic had been sufficiently explored to establish that the islands described were not where the Zeno bros said they were. Eulalie Écho 14:52, 19 March 2007 (UTC)

