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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)

Charles Wheeler
1956

Description

Marble statue of John Cabot holding the royal patent for his voyages.

Artist

Sir Charles Thomas Wheeler KCVO RA (1892 - 1974), British sculptor (Wikipedia).

Sources & Information

Illustrated London News, Saturday 28 April 1956 (British Newspaper Archive).

Location (N 51°27'9" - W 2°36'6") (Satellite view: Google Maps)

Item Code: gbsw053; Photograph: 21 March 2019
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