Giovanni da Verrazzano

Noun

Meaning

Florentine navigator who explored the eastern coast of North America (circa 1485-1528)

Source: WordNet

Synonyms

Giovanni da Verrazano

Examples

Both Giovanni Caboto (John Cabot) and Giovanni da Verrazzano are reported to have sailed in or near Maritime waters during their voyages of discovery for England and France respectively. Source: Internet

In 1524, Florentine explorer Giovanni da Verrazzano – sailing in service of King Francis I of France – was the first European to visit the area that would become New York City. Source: Internet

Giovanni da Verrazzano explored the East Coast of North America from Florida to presumably Newfoundland in 1524. Source: Internet

Giovanni da Verrazzano was the first European to record an encounter with these people, after entering what is now New York Bay in 1524. Source: Internet

Giovio owned the Codex Cellere of Giovanni da Verrazzano containing the text of his first trip. Source: Internet

He was not the first European to discover the estuary, though, as it had been known since the voyage of Giovanni da Verrazzano in 1524. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

Giovanni Cabato Giovanni Cimabue Giovanni da Verrazano Giovanni de'Medici Giovanni di Bernardone Giovanni Francesco Albani