Giovanni da Verrazzano

Giovanni da Verrazzano
Born1485
Died1528 (aged 42–43)
NationalityItalian
Other namesJanus Verrazanus, Jehan de Verrazane
OccupationExplorer
Parent(s)Piero Andrea di Bernardo da Verrazzano (Father), Fiammetta Cappelli (Mother)
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Giovanni da Verrazzano (/ˌvɛrəˈzɑːn, -ətˈsɑː-/ VERR-ə-ZAH-noh, -⁠ət-SAH-,[1][2][3][4] Italian: [dʒoˈvanni da (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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  4. ^ "Verrazano". Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary. Retrieved 28 August 2019.
  5. ^ Fitzsimmons, Emma G. (14 June 2016), "Some See the Verrazano Bridge. Others See a Big Typo.", The New York Times
  6. ^ "Giovanni da Verrazzano". Encyclopedia Britannica. Retrieved 29 December 2022.
  7. ^ "Giovanni da Verrazzano | Italian navigator". Britannica.com. 29 January 2016. Retrieved 22 February 2017.
  8. ^ di Sergio Parmentola. "Verrazzano, Giovanni da in "Enciclopedia dei ragazzi"". Treccani.it. Retrieved 22 February 2017.
  9. ^ 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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