John Cabot
Discovered the New World
Background
Achievments
This is a picture of the routes that he sailed.
This is when he sailed to Canada
This is his ship
Impact on Today
Interesting Facts Section
- On March 5th, 1496, King Henry VII named John Cabot to seek islands towards the west, east, and north.
- Giovanni Caboto was his real name and was transferred to an English name John Cabot.
- His wife was named Mattea
- Columbus and John Cabot were both born in Liverpool, England and both later became explorers.
- He learned Cartography- astronomy, navigation, seamanship, and mathematics.
- John Cabot disappeared on his second voyage and he never returned.
Project Citation
Works Cited
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Citation Section
Here is a quote that was written by John Cabot
"Sayled in this tracte so farre towarde the weste, that the Ilande of Cuba bee on my lefte hande, in manere in the same degree of longitude."
– John Cabot