When European explorers first began sailing across the Atlantic Ocean, they were searching for new routes to China and the ...

Cabot sailed from Bristol on May 2, 1497 on a single ship, christened the Matthew after his wife, Matea. Cabot set a more northerly route then Columbus, settling into higher Atlantic currents.

The 15th-century explorer John Cabot was born in Italy but sailed under the flag of England, commanding what were thought to be the first European voyages to North America since the Vikings. In ...

You are in: Bristol > History > Historic Figures > John Cabot - c.1450 - 1498 The tower remembers explorer John Cabot By Caron Parsons It seems that Bristolians are so proud of explorer John Cabot ...

Cabot is named after explorer John Cabot who made the first New World exploration for the English in 1497. He's traveled 874 days since he was tagged on Oct. 14 near the southern tip of Nova Scotia.

In 1497 explorer John Cabot sighted land between Halifax and southern Labrador, the first recorded discovery of the North American mainland.

Rodney Broome says 'Amerike', as the continent was known in the 1500s, was not inspired by Italian explorer Amerigo Vespucci, as previously thought. Instead he claims the country was named after ...