Mistaken identity
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John Cabot, by birth an Italian, sailed from Bristol, England in May 1497 to find a shorter route to Asia. Instead he discovered the great fishing grounds of the Grand Banks and the heavily forested shores of Newfoundland or Labrador. The greatest significance of his voyage was the claim he gave England to North America, which eventually led to English colonization of much of Canada and the US. Little information exists about Cabot and his subsequent 1498 voyage. He is presumed to have died by 1499, still believing he had reached the eastern coast of Asia in 1497.
Publication Name: Geographical Magazine
Subject: Petroleum, energy and mining industries
ISSN: 0016-741X
Year: 1997
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Hell and high water
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Apr 23, 1997, is the 300th anniversary of the birth of George, Baron Anson, one of England's most noted seamen. Anson's global circumnavigation from 1700 to 1744 was, in many ways, his greatest achievement. Its two greatest difficulties were, at the time of his departure, on the verge of being resolved. These were the disease of scurvy and the absence of precise navigational instruments. Bad weather, however, made these difficulties even worse.
Publication Name: Geographical Magazine
Subject: Petroleum, energy and mining industries
ISSN: 0016-741X
Year: 1997
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