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Revision as of 17:38, 26 March 2008 by 204.82.186.84 (talk) (→Biography)(diff) ← Previous revision | Latest revision (diff) | Newer revision → (diff)Giovanni Caboto (c. 1450 – c. 1499), known in English as John Cabot, was an Italian navigator and explorer commonly credited as the first early modern European to discover the North American mainland, in 1497, notwithstanding Leif Ericson's landing (circa 1000).
Gallery
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Cabot Tower (Bristol), distant view
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Cabot Tower (Bristol), close up
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Cabot Tower (Bristol), extreme close up. Notice the CCCC on the turret (meaning 400)
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Cabot Tower (Newfoundland) postage stamp
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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. 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.
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A replica of the Matthew in Floating Harbour,Bristol
