Verrazano, Giovanni da
Verrazano, Giovanni da:
see Verrazzano, Giovanni daVerrazzano, Giovanni da, c.1480–1527?, Italian navigator and explorer, in the service of France, possibly the first European to enter New York Bay. Sailing west to reach Asia, Verrazzano explored (1524) the North American coast probably from North Carolina to Maine.
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