John Cabot

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Engraving by David McNeely Stauffer showing Italian explorer John Cabot standing with his three sons beside a large globe, with an open book and a seascape in the background.

John Cabot landing at Labrador

Map showing the transatlantic and global routes of major early voyages of discovery and exploration by Spain, Portugal, England, and France during the 15th and 16th centuries. The map traces the journeys of explorers such as Columbus, Cabot, Magellan, da Gama, and others, with labeled paths crossing the Atlantic and encircling Africa and South America, as well as lines of demarcation dividing Spanish and Portuguese exploration zones.

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Italian explorer

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Engraving by David McNeely Stauffer showing Italian explorer John Cabot standing with his three sons beside a large globe, with an open book and a seascape in the background.

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John Cabot.

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John Cabot landing at Labrador

John Cabot landing at Labrador

John Cabot landing on the shores of Labrador, colored engraving by an unknown artist,...

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Map showing the transatlantic and global routes of major early voyages of discovery and exploration by Spain, Portugal, England, and France during the 15th and 16th centuries. The map traces the journeys of explorers such as Columbus, Cabot, Magellan, da Gama, and others, with labeled paths crossing the Atlantic and encircling Africa and South America, as well as lines of demarcation dividing Spanish and Portuguese exploration zones.

European exploration: early voyages

Map depicting the European exploration of the New World in the 15th and 16th centuries,...

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