Richard

Ameryk

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Details of book
"TERRA INCOGNITA the true story of how America got its name"

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Ameryk's history
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1480 voyage

Map showing Bristol as it was in 1497

Richard Ameryk was born in about 1440 and died in 1503. He lived in Bristol, England.

Ameryk was the major financial backer of John Cabot’s expedition in 1497.

Furthermore, he was involved in commercial cod fishing in Newfoundland perhaps as early as 1480, this was twelve years before Columbus supposedly discovered America.

He was originally a wealthy merchant trader, and later had a political career as The King’s Customs Officer.

He made extensive land purchases, and his family ancestry and descendants are well documented.

Ameryk’s coat-of-arms, remarkably is "stars and stripes".

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The authoritive work on the subject.
It is now out of print, but the Amazon search engine will find reference to it.		 "The Columbus Myth" by Ian Wilson -
Simon & Schuster		 amazon.com
A Bristol publication,
covering the Cabot voyage of 1497,
Richard Ameryk, and lots of local history.		 "Cabot -
and the naming of America"		 by Peter Macdonald
Petmac Publications		 petmac publications
Bristol, England website
Go to "Maritime" pages. 4th page		 Maritime pages Bristol Index about-bristol.co.uk

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America's authoritive book on the Discovery of America.
Chapter VI, 2nd sub-chptr "Bristol and transatlantic passage" para 5. Not much of a mention. But it's there!!
Oxford University Press search engine will locate it. Just type in Morison.		 "The European Discovery of America-the Northern Voyages" Samuel Eliot Morison
Oxford University Press		 Oxford University Press

The European Discovery of America -page 163