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Statue of John Cabot
Statue of John Cabot - by Victor Naumenko ©

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Statue of John Cabot

John Cabot (or Giovanni Caboto in Italian) was probably born in Genoa in 1450 but may have been from a Venetian family. In 1476 he married a young woman called Mattea and after travelling as a merchant, moved to England around 1490 settling in the Port of Bristol. In May 1497 with the support of Henry VII and some Bristol merchants Cabot sailed west on the 70 feet long Matthew with a crew of 18 hoping to find a route to Asia. On 24 June, 34 days after leaving England Cabot sighted land and called it New-Found-Land. He believed it was Asia and claimed it for England.
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Photographer: © Victor Naumenko (Gallery)(28th September 2012)

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Camera Make: SONY Model: DSC-W200
Exposure Program: Program, Focal length: 7.6 mm, ISO: 125, Exposure time: 1/160 sec, Metering Mode: Multi-Segment, Exposure Bias: 0 EV
Date/Time Creation: February 16, 2009, 11:49 pm
ImageID:1159867, Image size: 2048 x 1536 pixels

This image is available to purchase and is part of our Bristol Stock Photos Collection.