Imaginary Medallion portrait of John Cabot, from a memoir published in Venice in 1881. It was 1492 and his discovery was received in Europe with fanfare, and envy. Not to be outdone by the Spanish ...
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. Imaginary Medallion portrait of ...