John Cabot was in his early to mid forties when he set foot on the soil of Newfoundland, claiming the territory for Christianity in the name of the English crown. ... Cabot Map, 1544: ...

This deduction is based on the fact that Juan de la Cosa’s map includes the North American coastline with English flags marking specific points, considering that the cartographer from Santander made ...

JOHN CABOT'S LANDFALL. Share full article. June 27, 1897. Credit... The New York Times Archives. See the article in its original context from June 27, 1897, Page 18 Buy Reprints. View on timesmachine.

John Cabot The first documented European to arrive in North America after the Norse was Giovanni Caboto. While argument still persists over his birthplace - Venice or Genoa - when he sailed for a ...