
Giovanni Da Verrazzano
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Gender | Male |
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Born | Greve In Chianti |
Italy | |
Died | Guadeloupe |
1528 | |
Guadeloupe | |
Nationality | Italian |
Known for | North American |
Discovery | New York Harbor |
Job | Explorer |
Other name | Janus Verrazanus, Jehan de Verrazane |
Parents | Fiammetta Cappelli |
Piero Andrea di Bernardo da Verrazzano | |
Siblings | Gerolamo de Verrazzano |
Date of birth | January 1,1485 |
Books | Cèllere Codex |
Verrazano's Voyage Along the Atlantic Coast of North America, 1524 | |
Verrazzano's voyage. 1524 | |
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Date of Upd. | |
ID | 530227 |
Giovanni Da Verrazzano Life story
Giovanni da Verrazzano was an Italian explorer 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.