Giovanni and Sebastian Caboto - Venice, Italy
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Marker dedicated to Giovanni Caboto and his son Sebastian, Venetians credited with the discovery of Newfoundland and the Northwest Passage in the New World, and Paraguay in South America.
Waymark Code: WMX791
Location: Veneto, Italy
Date Posted: 12/07/2017
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Marker affixed to the side of Giovanni Caboto's (John Cabot's) former residence in Venice.
Caboto is credited with discovering Newfoundland while exploring the West in the service of England's King Henry VII in 1497.
Marker text reads:
Giovanni Caboto
Emulo a Columbo
Scopri terra nuova e il continente settentrionale del nuovo mondo
Sebastiano Caboto
cosmografo navigator connobe primo a Paraguay addito il passagio del mar glacialf
ad honorare I grande cittadini
che abitarono questa contrada il comune pose
MDCCCLXXXI
(Translated)
John Cabot
Followed Columbus
Discovered Newfoundland and the northern continent of the New World
James Cabot (Cabot's son)
Cosmographer, Navigator, First in Paraguay, found the Northwest Passage
To honor the great citizens who lived here, the municipality posts (this marker).
Website with more information on either the memorial or the person(s) it is dedicated to: [Web Link]
Location: Giovanni Caboto House - Via Garibaldi, Venice Italy
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