The voyage of the Matthew : John Cabot and the discovery of North America / Peter Firstbrook.
TITLE:
The voyage of the Matthew : John Cabot and the discovery of North America / Peter Firstbrook.
Publication Date:
1997
Publication Information:
Toronto : M&S,
Physical Description:
192 p. : ill.
Bibliography Note:
Includes bibliographical references (p.184-186) and index.
Summary:
The story of John Cabot's voyage from Bristol to North America in "The Matthew", and of preparations for a 500th-anniversary voyage in a full-sized replica ship in May 1997. The book is part historical detective work and part insight into life in the great age of discovery in the late-15th century.
Language:
English
ISBN:
9780771031212
