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title: Replica of John Cabot's Caravel "Mathew"
author: Ben Salter
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/12510/replica-of-john-cabots-caravel-mathew/
format: machine-readable-alternate
license: Creative Commons Attribution (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0)
updated: 1970-01-01
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# Replica of John Cabot's Caravel "Mathew"
_Authored by Ben Salter_
## Image File
[](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/12510.jpg)
## Image Caption
The full-size replica of [John Cabot](https://www.worldhistory.org/John_Cabot/)'s ship the Mathew (also spelt Matthew) on which he sailed to the eastern coast of Canada in 1497 CE. The ship was a [caravel](https://www.worldhistory.org/Caravel/), the maritime workhorse of the Age of Exploration.
## Cite This Work
### APA
Salter, B. (2020, July 22). Replica of John Cabot's Caravel "Mathew". *World History Encyclopedia*.
### Chicago
Salter, Ben. "Replica of John Cabot's Caravel "Mathew"." *World History Encyclopedia*, July 22, 2020. .
### MLA
Salter, Ben. "Replica of John Cabot's Caravel "Mathew"." *World History Encyclopedia*, 22 Jul 2020, .
## License & Copyright
[Original image](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:The_Mathew_(2800859924)_(2).jpg) by [**Ben Salter**](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:The_Mathew_(2800859924)_(2).jpg). Submitted by [Mark Cartwright](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/markzcartwright/ "User Page: Mark Cartwright"), published on 22 July 2020. The copyright holder has published this content under the following license: [Creative Commons Attribution](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0deed.en). This license lets others distribute, remix, tweak, and build upon your work, even commercially, as long as they credit you for the original creation. When republishing on the web a hyperlink back to the original content source URL must be included. Please note that content linked from this page may have different licensing terms.