Giovanni da Verrazzano itu apa sih?

Giovanni da Verrazzano (c. 1485 – c. 1528) adalah pengelana Italia ke Amerika Utara, dengan membawa nama Prancis. Ia terkenal sebagai orang Eropa pertama yang melewati pantai Atlantik Amerika Utara dari South Carolina hingga Newfoundland, termasuk New York Harbor dan Teluk Barragansett tahun 1524.

"The Written Record of the Voyage of 1524 of Giovanni da Verrazano as recorded in a letter to Francis I, King of France, July 8th, 1524"

Verrazzano in the Catholic Encyclopedia

The voyage of John de Verazzano: along the coast of North America, from Carolina to Newfoundland, A. D. 1524  by Giovanni da Verrazzano. Cornell University Library New York State Historical Monographs Collection. {Reprinted by} Cornell University Library Digital Collections

Voyage of John de Verazzano, along the Coast of North America, from Carolina to Newfoundland, A.D. 1524 , scanned from "Collections of the New-York Historical Society". (New York: New York Historical Society, 1841). Hosted by American Journeys, Wisconsin Historical Society.

Verrazano's 1524 Letter Describes Early Eastern Shore Exploration - Delmarva Heritage Series