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John Cabot

Giovanni Caboto, prob. Gaeta c. 1450 - c. 1500
Italian navigator and explorer; sailed in 1496 from Bristol the Matthew, on his first voyage to America.
(Wikipedia)

Stephen Joyce
1984

Description

Statue of John Cabot sitting on a beam.

Inscription(s)

In May 1497 John Cabot
sailed from this harbour
in the Matthew and
discovered North America

This Statue was created by
Stephen Joyce and financed
by Bristol City Council
and Acces (Msc)

Sculptor

Stephen Joyce, English sculptor from Bristol (Website).

Sources & Information

Wikipedia, List of public art in Bristol.
Kernet36, Beautiful but flawed: the John Cabot statue in Bristol.

Locatie (N 51°26'56" - W 2°35'51") (Satellite view: Google Maps)

Item Code: gbsw066; Photograph: 21 March 2019
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