John Cabot: The Amelia Earhart of the Turn of the 16th Century

John Cabot was the first European to land on the North American continent and quite possibly explore the east coast of the United States.  Little is known about Cabot because unlike Columbus, he did not seem to be a writer.  Yet, documentation does exist from the era that verifies Cabot's voyages and likely leaves us with more questions than answers.   

More on John Cabot: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Cabot  (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Cabot )

Read “Documents Describing the Voyage of John Cabot”: https://amzn.to/3keYuYg  (https://amzn.to/3keYuYg )

Read the English Royal Patent to John Cabot: https://www.heritage.nf.ca/articles/exploration/1496-cabot-patent.php#:~:text=On%205%20March%201496%2C%20King,on%20Spanish%20or%20Portuguese%20territories.  (https://www.heritage.nf.ca/articles/exploration/1496-cabot-patent.php#:~:text=On%205%20March%201496%2C%20King,on%20Spanish%20or%20Portuguese%20territories. )

John Cabot Bust by: Istituto Veneto di Scienze, Lettere ed Arti, CC BY 4.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=38573481 (https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=38573481) 

More on Henry VII: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_VII_of_England  (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_VII_of_England )

Henry VII Painting by: NPG: Unknown artist Netherlandish artist / (by Michel Sittow) - NPG, Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=77050820  (https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=77050820 )

Read the John Day Letter: https://www.heritage.nf.ca/articles/exploration/john-day.php (https://www.heritage.nf.ca/articles/exploration/john-day.php) 

Second Voyage Map courtesy of: By Evan T Jones - Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=54725020  (https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=54725020 )

Read the Second Cabot Patent: https://avalon.law.yale.edu/15th_century/cabot01.asp  (https://avalon.law.yale.edu/15th_century/cabot01.asp )

Read the Dispatch to Ferdinand and Isabella: http://www.bris.ac.uk/Depts/History/Maritime/Sources/1498ayala.htm (http://www.bris.ac.uk/Depts/History/Maritime/Sources/1498ayala.htm) 

Sebastien Cabot Voyage Map courtesy of: Evan Jones  

Fife and Drum by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3748-fife-and-drum License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/