Bound Down for Newfoundland: The Log of a Young Seaman on Board the Matthew Tapa dura - 1998

St John's NF: Breakwater Books, 1998 Book. Fine. Hardcover. Signed by Author(s). 1st Canadian Edition.. To commemorate the 500th anniversary of John Cabot's 1497 voyage, a full-size replica of the Matthew was reconstructed at Bristol by the naval architect Colin Mudie and the boat-building company Storms'l Services ... Shipwrights began work in February 1994 and it took them two years to complete the $3.8-million project. In 1997, the replica Matthew sailed across the Atlantic as part of the quincentenial celebrations. After 54 days at sea, it arrived at Bonavista on 24 June 1997, where it was welcomed by Queen Elizabeth II and 30,000 spectators. This book is the personal log of the voyage from Bristol to Boianventure from one of the crew (a native Newfoundlander) with his inscription on the title page. [96p.] illus, glossary, Marine charts on endpapers.