In 1523, the king asked Verrazzano to explore on France's behalf an area between Florida and Newfoundland, intending to find a sea route to the Pacific Ocean. Within months, four ships set sail due west for the Grand Banks of Newfoundland, but a violent storm and rough seas caused the loss of two ships.

Aug 2, 2023 · Verrazzano prepared four ships, loaded with ammunition, cannons, lifeboats, and scientific equipment, with provisions to last eight months. The flagship was named Delfina, in honor of the...

Jan 1, 2025 · Giovanni da Verrazzano (born 1485, Tuscany [Italy]—died 1528, Lesser Antilles) was an Italian navigator and explorer for France who was the first European to sight New York and Narragansett bays.

Nearly 85 years before Henry Hudson reached present day Hudson Bay in New York, Giovanni da Verrazzano had previously sailed there. Verrazzano voyaged to the New World in search of a passage to Asia. He had sailed along and explored most of the eastern coast of the United States.

So we took the small boat up this river to land which we found densely populated. The people were almost the same as the others, dressed in birds’ feathers of various color and they came toward us joyfully, uttering loud cries of wonderment, …

At a stop believed by historians to be near the island of Guadeloupe, Verrazzano was anchored at sea with his ships when he decided to take a small boat and row to shore by himself. There he fell victim to native cannibals and died, presumably providing dinner in the process.

Approximate route. Verrazzano went ashore near Cape Fear in mid March 1524. ship. Seeing that the land continued to the south [so as not to meet with the Spaniards], we decided to turn and skirt it toward the north, where we found the land we had sighted earlier. So we anchored off the coast and sent the small boat in to land.

Giovanni da Verrazzano (also spelled Verrazano) was born in Tuscany, Italy in 1485 and died in 1528 in the Lesser Antilles. He was a Florentine explorer sailing under the French flag. He was the first European to sight New York and Narragansett bays.

May 2, 2024 · Giovanni da Verrazzano, one of the world’s earliest navigators, entered and explored New York Bay with his ship, the Delfina.

Sailing for France, the Italian navigator and explorer Giovanni da Verrazzano was the first European to sight New York and Narragansett bays. His explorations in the early 16th century gave France its claim to the New World. Verrazzano was born in 1485 in Tuscany (now in Italy).