John Cabot had taken the above route on his first voyage in 1497. He traveled from Bristol, England to Newfoundland, around the shore of the island, and then returned to England.
Voyage
John Cabot had gone on two voyages but only one of which was successful. His first real voyage was in 1497 to find a northwest passage to Asia around North America. He set off on the Matthew and his crew was made up of 18 men. Unfortunately, Cabot did not make it to Asia although, like Christopher Columbus, he thought he had. Instead of landing in Asia he landed in North America on June 24, 1497 which was most likely on modern day Newfoundland in Canada. When John Cabot landed, he of course claimed the land for England because there were no other Europeans there. There had seemed to be settlement there but there was no other evidence of people so there were no issues. While there, he and his crew explored the area and some rivers to see where they lead but found nothing. He named some of the areas he saw while traveling and then left. Although the group did not find any spices they found other good to tell the king about when they returned to England on August 6th. The king was so pleased with the voyage that he approved and funded a second voyage for Cabot.