Florentine explorer of North America for France (1485–1528)
"Verrazzano" redirects here. For other uses, see Verrazano (disambiguation).
Giovanni da Verrazzano
Born
1485
Val di Greve, Republic of Florence (now Italy)
Died
1528 (aged 42–43)
Guadeloupe
Nationality
Italian
Other names
Janus Verrazanus, Jehan de Verrazane
Occupation
Explorer
Parent(s)
Piero Andrea di Bernardo da Verrazzano (Father), Fiammetta Cappelli (Mother)
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Giovanni da Verrazzano (/ˌvɛrəˈzɑːnoʊ,-ətˈsɑː-/VERR-ə-ZAH-noh, -ət-SAH-,[1][2][3][4]Italian:[dʒoˈvannida(v)verratˈtsaːno]; often misspelled Verrazano in English;[5] 1485–1528) was an Italian[6] (Florentine) explorer[7][8] of North America, in the service of King Francis I of France.
He is renowned as the first European to explore the Atlantic coast of North America between Florida and New Brunswick in 1524, including New York Bay and Narragansett Bay.[9]
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^Greene, George Washington (1837). The Life and Voyages of Verrazzano. Cambridge University: Folsom, Wells, and Thurston. p. 13. Retrieved 18 August 2017 – via Internet Archive. He made several excursions up Narragansett Bay, and examined it with considerable attention.
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