Was war 1497 98?
Giovanni Caboto (englisch John Cabot, venetisch Zuan Caboto; * um 1450 in Genua, Gaeta oder Chioggia; † nach 1498) war ein italienischer Seefahrer. Er gilt – nach den Wikingern im 11. Jahrhundert – als erster europäischer Entdecker, der das nordamerikanische Festland erreichte (1497).
Was wurde 1497 98 entdeckt?
Vasco da Gama entdeckte den Seeweg nach Indien. Sein Schiff war das erste Schiff aus Europa, das um Afrika herum Indien erreichte. Wenige Jahre vor ihm hatte Bartolomeu Dias als erster Seefahrer die Südspitze Afrikas umrundet: das Kap der Guten Hoffnung. Der Weg nach Indien war nun frei.
Who was hired to find the Northwest Passage?
Henry Hudson. In 1609, the merchants of the Dutch East India Company hired English explorer Henry Hudson to find the Northwest Passage from the Atlantic to the Pacific.
Where did John Cabot go on his second voyage?
John Cabot’s Second Voyage. In London in late 1497, Cabot proposed to King Henry VII that he set out on a second expedition across the north Atlantic. This time, he would continue westward from his first landfall until he reached the island of Cipangu (Japan).
Where did John Cabot make landfall in North America?
The expedition made landfall in North America on June 24; the exact location is disputed, but may have been southern Labrador, the island of Newfoundland or Cape Breton Island. When Cabot went ashore, he reportedly saw signs of habitation but no people.
When did John Cabot discover Cape Breton Island?
…taken under Henry VII when John Cabot in 1497 sailed in search of a northwest route to China and as a consequence discovered Cape Breton Island. The search for Cathay became an economic necessity in 1550 when the wool trade collapsed and merchants had to find new markets for their… Canada: European contact and early exploration