NFB Collection
Cabot
19793 min 58 secFilm: Documentary
Produced for NFB by Atkinson Film-Arts Ltd. for the Department of Indian Affairs and Northern Development.
This film depicts John Cabot's voyage across the Atlantic in search of a western route to the Orient. Instead of the spices and gold of Cathay, he discovered the rugged shores of Newfoundland and became the first man to plant England's flag in the Americas.