John Cabot : a man of the Renaissance.

Duration: 28

Year Published: 1963

Creator: National Film Board of Canada

Format: 16mm

Color: B&W

Description: Dramatizes the attempts by Italian navigator Giovanni Caboto--also known as John Cabot--to secure expeditionary funding from King Henry VII of England. Under Henry's patronage, Cabot sailed across the Atlantic and landed in Canada on a voyage that helped anticipate Canada's assimilation by the British Commonwealth., A drama about John Cabot and his British-sponsored attempt to find a westward route to the Orient through the landmass of North America. Explores the social and intellectual character of the Renaissance.

Complete Record: Dramatizes the attempts by Italian navigator Giovanni Caboto--also known as John Cabot--to secure expeditionary funding from King Henry VII of England. Under Henry's patronage, Cabot sailed across the Atlantic and landed in Canada on a voyage that helped anticipate Canada's assimilation by the British Commonwealth. , A drama about John Cabot and his British-sponsored attempt to find a westward route to the Orient through the landmass of North America. Explores the social and intellectual character of the Renaissance.NOTE: Two (or more) records have been merged together to create this data.