John Cabot was in his early to mid forties when ... was living when he received his commission from King Henry VII. Cabot Map, 1544 The exact location of Cabot's 1497 landfall in North America ...

While argument still persists over his birthplace - Venice or Genoa - when he sailed for a British king, his name was anglicized to John Cabot. King Henry VII of England authorized Cabot to "seek ...