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Jun 24, 1497
John Cabot (First Voyage)
Giovanni Caboto born in Genoa, citizen of Venice, sailed for England from Bristol, England, in May 20, 1497. Reached Belle Island on the northern coast of Newfoundland, on June 24, 1497. He sailed down the east coast of Newfoundland, to the southern corner, Landing only on Newfoundland, at Belle Island. He never landed again on the coast, before he returned to England on July 30, 1497. -
Nov 3, 1498
John Cabot (Second Voyage)
- sailed from Bristol in May, 1498. His four ships, and crew were lost at sea, and never heard from again.
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Period: Nov 3, 1526 to Nov 4, 1529
Sabastian Cabot
He began an unsuccessful trip around the world He began an unsuccessful trip around the world (1526-1529) in a voyage that supposed to sail to China and the Moluccas (the Spice Islands, in Indonesia), but he only made it as far as the enormous mouth of the Rio de la Plata (a river between Argentina and Uruguay in South America). Later, he began to work for the English again, searching for a water passage across the north of Asia around 1553. -
Period: Nov 25, 1527 to Apr 6, 1528
John Rut -
set sail from Plymouth, England on June 10th. On July 21st, they arrived in Newfoundland, and looking for the Northwest Passage, sailed as far as Labrador. His ship was seen by Spaniards on Mona Island, and later, November 25, 1527 in Española. The Spanish reported that the ship was lost. In Puerto Rico, they took in supplies and returned to England in the spring of 1528 -
Period: Nov 3, 1545 to
Francis Drake
Drake led the second expedition to sail around the world in a voyage lasting from 1577 to 1580 (Magellan led the first voyage around the world). Queen Elizabeth I commissioned Drake to command the expedition together with John Winter and Thomas Doughty. They left Plymouth, England, on December 13, 1577, with six ships (including the Golden Hind). They sailed to Brazil, and through the perilous Strait of Magellan (between August 20 and September 6, 1578). -
Fail to settle new world
England’s first effort to establish a settlement in the New World ended badly. In 1584, Sir Walter Raleigh gained a royal charter to found the settlement of Roanoke, located on an island off the coast of North Carolina. Raids by Native American tribes and disease devastated the settlement, and it was eventually abandoned. Still, the Spanish monarchy, determined to eliminate their New World rivals, dispatched the great Spanish Armada in 1588 to attack the British. -
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William Dampier
was a British buccaneer (pirate), explorer and map-maker. As a teenager, he sailed to the Caribbean and the Gulf of Mexico. Dampier sailed to Australia, New Guinea, southeast Asia, and the South Seas, charting the coastlines, rivers, and currents for the British Admiralty (1699-1700). He also kept a detailed journal, noting native cultures, the first noted typhoon, and other discoveries made during his voyages. He discovered and named New Britain, near New Guinuea. -
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James Cook First Exploration
Cook's first journey was from 1768 to 1771, when he sailed to Tahiti in order to observe Venus as it passed between the Earth and the Sun (in order to try to determine the distance between the Earth and the Sun). During this expedition, he also mapped New Zealand and eastern Australia. -
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James Cook Second Exploration
His second trip took him to Antarctica and to Easter Island on a voyage intended to show there was no large southern continent. Cook's two ships on this voyage were the Resolution and the Adventure. Again, many scientists accompanied him on the trip. A teen-aged George Vancouver. -
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Cook's last expedition
Was a search for a Northwest Passage across northern North America to Asia he searched from the Pacific Ocean side of the continent. Cook sailed from England on on the Resolution. Officers on the ship included George Vancouver and William Bligh. Cook arrived at Capetown, South Africa, and sailed to the Indian Ocean and on to New Zealand (in early, the Cook Islands, and Tonga. Heading for Alaska, Cook sailed to and named the Christmas Islands arriving on December.