Show where did cabets ship land opinions differ when one of john cabets crew of 18 peering through the mists at 5 a rn june 24 1497 joyfully shouted land ho what land was he ha looking at that the north american continent was at that moment being discovered historians generally agree but there has been learned disagreement on whether cabets ship the mathew was putting in at the northern tip tit of cape breton island or somewhere in newfoundland or labrador prof leo E P F english recently inspector of roman catholic schools has now placed arguments before the newfoundland historical society which he says indicate that grates cove was the disputed landfall professor english claims to have found a large rock on the foreshore of this harbor on which are letters undecipherable now with the naked eye when a photograph of the letters was placed under a microscope however he said the letters were found to be 10 RIC professor english contends that the italian cabot placed his venetian name giovanni caboto cabato on this rock he explains that the RIC is no doubt part of the name henricus or henry VII the tudor king of england under whose patronage cabot put out from bristol england may 2 1497 |