2829271 The Departure of John and Sebastian Cabot on their First Voyage of Discovery, 1497, 1906 (oil on canvas) by Board, Ernest (1877-1934); Bristol Museum and Art Gallery, UK; (add.info.: John Cabot (Giovanni Caboto, c.1450-c.1500) was an Italian navigator and explorer whose 1497 discovery of parts of North America under the commission of Henry VII of England is commonly held to have been the first European exploration of the mainland of North America since the Norse Vikings\' visits to Vinland in the eleventh century. Sebastian Cabot (Sebastiano Caboto, c.1474-1557) was an Italian explorer, likely born in the Venetian Republic. He was the son of Italian explorer John Cabot (Giovanni Caboto) and his Venetian wife Mattea.); 穢 Bristol Museums, Galleries & Archives ; Given by Francis J. Fry, 1906..