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John Cabot (Giovanni Caboto; c. 1450 – c. 1498), known in English as John Cabot, was an Italian navigator and explorer commonly credited as one of the first early modern Europeans to land on the North American mainland, aboard the Matthew in 1497.

Exploration

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After an aborted effort in 1496, Cabot set sail from Bristol, England on the Matthew in May 1497. The trip was uneventful, and he finally spotted land a month later, landing somewhere on the east coast of what is now Canada on June 24, possibly Labrador, Newfoundland or Cape Breton Island (Canada and Great Britain accept Cape Bonavista as the official landing site). Seeing signs of habitation, he explored south down the coastline. He mapped the North American coastline from Nova Scotia to Newfoundland.[1]

Cabot believed he had reached the northeast coast of Asia, and returned to England on August 6, 1497. Amidst a positive reception, he planned to return and then continue on to Japan, and received new letters patent on February 3, 1498.

Richard Amerike was the chief investor in Cabot's second transatlantic voyage.[2] Five ships set sail for Newfoundland in 1498, but en route one ship was forced to return after being damaged in a storm. The rest were never heard from again, although some evidence suggests Cabot may have made it to America a second time.[citation needed] Cabot's voyages laid the groundwork for the later British claim to Canada.

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Gallery


Cabot Tower (Bristol), distant view

Cabot Tower (Bristol), close up

Cabot Tower (Bristol), close up

Cabot Tower (St. John's)

Cabot Tower (Newfoundland) postage stamp

John Cabot Stamp.

Letters patent for a voyage to discover new lands granted to John Cabot and his three sons by the king of England, Henry VII, at Westminster on March 5, 1496.

A replica of the Matthew in Floating Harbour,Bristol

John Cabot statue, Bonavista Newfoundland


References

1. ^ Lloyd, J & Mitchinson, J: "The Book of General Ignorance". Faber & Faber, 2006.
2. ^ Lloyd, J & Mitchinson, J: "The Book of General Ignorance". Faber & Faber, 2006.

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Further reading

  • Wilson, Ian (1996). John Cabot and the Matthew. Tiverton: Redcliffe Press. ISBN 1900178206. 
  • Cabot's story was featured on A Moment In Time in 2007
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Matthew was a ship sailed by John Cabot in 1497 from Bristol to North America, presumably Newfoundland. After a voyage which had got no further than Iceland, Cabot left again with only one vessel, the Matthew, a small ship (50 tons), but fast and able.
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Richard Amerike (Ameryk or ap Meryk) (c. 1445 – 1503) was a wealthy English merchant of Welsh descent who, it is theorized, funded John Cabot's voyage of discovery to North America in 1497.
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Cabot Rock Monument, a monument to what is believed to be an inscription in a rock bearing the names of the John Cabot and his youngest son Sancius.

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Cabot Tower was built in 1897 to commemorate the 400th anniversary of John Cabot's discovery of Newfoundland, and Queen Victoria's Diamond Jubilee. It is located on top of Signal Hill overlooking the city of St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador.
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Cabot Trail is a Canadian highway located in the province of Nova Scotia on Cape Breton Island. It is also the name of a provincial government-designated "Scenic Route" for tourism-marketing purposes.

The route is approximately 300 km (185 mi.
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Cabot Tower

The tower, viewed from Brandon Hill park.

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Reign August 22 1485 - April 21 1509
Coronation October 30 1485
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