John cabot or Giovanni Caboto John Cabot was famous as Italian Merchant, Explorer and navigator. His original name was Giovanni Caboto. ‘Caboto’ means “a coastal seaman”. He was born on 1450 and dead probably on 1499. He brought up in his early childhood at Genoa, Italy. As he wanted be a good sailor, he moved […]
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Matthew-John Cabot’s Ship
Matthew was John Cabot’s ship name. John Cabot’s was famous merchant and navigator who first found Newfoundland in 1497. He started his voyage from Bristol with his ship “Matthew” Probably the name “Matthew” derived from his wife name “Mattea” It was build in between March 1496 and May 1497 80 feet in length and 50 […]