john cabot in English
noun
(c1450-1499, as Giovanni Caboto) Italian explorer who led the English expedition discovering the mainland of North America in 1497 (in 1498 he sailed off for a second expedition, during which it is believed he died at sea)
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1. The Beothuk population, over its 2,000 year history, was never robust - historians estimate the number at between 500-1,000 at the time of European contact in 1497 when John Cabot arrived on the island.
2. Aside from possible Norse visitants in 1000-1010, John Cabot, during his second voyage in 1498, probably brought the first white men within sight of Abnaki territory, but he seems to have had no dealings with the people.
3. Cartographer: 1 n a person who makes maps Synonyms: map maker Examples: Sebastian Cabot son of John Cabot who was born in Italy and who led an English expedition in search of the Northwest Passage and a Spanish expedition that explored the La Plata region of Brazil; in 1544 he published a map of the world (1476-1557) Type of: geographer an