John Cabot
Newfoundland's European discoverer
John Cabot was an Italian navigator who sailed under the English flag in 1497, reaching the coast of North America—likely Newfoundland or Nova Scotia.
His voyage established England's claim to North American territory.
Born Giovanni Caboto, he is sometimes called the "discoverer" of mainland North America for England, though Norse explorers preceded him by centuries.
Traveling through unknown regions
- discoveryAct of finding something
- expeditionOrganized exploratory journey
- navigatorRoute-directing crew member
- cartographerOne who draws maps
pioneer · discoverer · adventurer · pathfinder · New World · Age of Discovery · Henry VII · terra incognita
Newfoundland provincial capital
- Grand BanksSubmerged plateau, rich fishery
- LabradorRetriever breed from Canada
- Terra NovaLatin for new land
- North AtlanticOcean basin, northwestern
A specific year
- MatthewFirst gospel writer
- BristolMajor English seaport
- Atlantic crossingSea voyage between continents
- landfallReaching shore after voyage
crew · charter · sail · departure · return voyage · trade winds · provisions · logbook
Device showing cardinal directions
- astrolabeAncient altitude-measuring instrument
- dead reckoningPosition-tracking via estimated motion
- celestial navigationLocation-finding via astronomical observation
- latitudeGeographic or personal freedom
charts · mariner · piloting · ocean currents · nautical · quadrant · magnetic variation · sea routes
Lagoon city, northeastern Italy
- merchantOne who sells wares
- AdriaticSea east of Italy
- GenoeseOf or from Genoa
- citizenshipStatus as state member
spice trade · Rialto · Levant · naturalized · trading routes
Conflicts over land ownership
- national heroCelebrated defender of country
- stampsPostal payment adhesives
- monumentsStructures commemorating notable achievements
- anniversariesYearly observances of events
exploration
Traveling through unknown regions
- discoveryAct of finding something
- expeditionOrganized exploratory journey
- navigatorRoute-directing crew member
cartographer · pioneer · discoverer · adventurer · pathfinder · New World · Age of Discovery · Henry VII · terra incognita · North America
St. John's
Newfoundland provincial capital
- Grand BanksSubmerged plateau, rich fishery
- LabradorRetriever breed from Canada
- Terra NovaLatin for new land
1497
A specific year
- MatthewFirst gospel writer
- BristolMajor English seaport
- Atlantic crossingSea voyage between continents
landfall · crew · charter · sail · departure · return voyage · trade winds · provisions · logbook · lost at sea
compass
Device showing cardinal directions
- astrolabeAncient altitude-measuring instrument
- dead reckoningPosition-tracking via estimated motion
- celestial navigationLocation-finding via astronomical observation
latitude · charts · mariner · piloting · ocean currents · nautical · quadrant · magnetic variation · sea routes · winds
Venice
Lagoon city, northeastern Italy
citizenship · spice trade · Rialto · Levant · naturalized · trading routes
territorial disputes
Conflicts over land ownership
- national heroCelebrated defender of country
- stampsPostal payment adhesives
- monumentsStructures commemorating notable achievements
- Age of ExplorationColumbus, Marco Polo, exploration, explorers, expeditions
- ExplorersColumbus, Christopher Columbus, Magellan, Cortez, Marco Polo
- seafarerssailor, seaman, mariner, able seaman, merchant seaman
- 15th Century FiguresChristopher Columbus, Leonardo da Vinci, Johannes Gutenberg, Joan of Arc, Isabella I
- Ancient ExplorersMarco Polo, Leif Erikson, Erik the Red, Christopher Columbus, Columbus
- Canadian ExplorationNorthwest Passage, Hudson Bay, Jacques Cartier, Henry Hudson, Samuel de Champlain
John CabotChristopher Columbus
Navigator who found the Americas
Vasco da Gama · Amerigo Vespucci · Ferdinand Magellan · Hernán Cortés · Marco Polo