By this public document, King Henry VII indicated his official, royal support for John Cabot's enterprise.

Pedros de Ayala, the Spanish envoy in London, sent the dispatch to King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella in Spain, dated London, 25 July, 1498.

Although the re-discovery of Newfoundland is credited to John Cabot, we know that as early as the 1480s, English ships were venturing into the unknown Atlantic Ocean.

The history and origins of Bristol to 1497 and why it was an influential port even when England was still only a minor European power.

An account of Bristol's transatlantic explorations prior to 1497.

There are many conflicting theories and opinions about John Cabot's voyage of 1497 due to the lack of contemporary information collected.

Information on John Cabot's Voyage of 1498, and speculation on his death.

John Cabot's arrival in Bristol and his request to King Henry VII to map out a northern route to Asia.

This is a request to grant John Cabot a letters patent on February 3, 1498

If modern scholars generally favour a northern landfall for Cabot's 1497 voyage, there has been strong support for a landfall on Cape Breton Island.

When did Europeans first reach North America? This article is about early explorers prior to John Cabot's 1947 voyage.

During the late 15th century, Europe was on the verge of geographical expansion. Motives for exploration in the medieval era were diverse.

A biography of the explorer, John Cabot.

John Day was an English merchant in the Spanish trade. He wrote this letter in Spain between 1497 and January 1498 to the Lord Grand Admiral.

The Matthew was the ship in which John Cabot sailed from Bristol to North America in 1497.

Memorandum Granting John Cabot an Annual Pension of 20 Pounds, 13 December 1497

Navigators in the 1500s had few tools to work with: the magnetic compass, the log, the lead line, the quadrant, and dead reckoning.

This article involves breaking down Cabot's 1497 voyage to decipher exactly where he visited in Newfoundland.

A letter from Lorenzo Pasqualigo to his brothers in Venice. Dated August 23, 1497.

There are those who claim that the Basques, the Portuguese, the Scots and the Welsh have made voyages to Newfoundland before Cabot.