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Hall says its value "consists not only in confirming the voyage itself, but also in supplying a wealth of names and details not previously known to exist." Verazzano's account of his visit to New York harbor here given is taken from Dr. Hall's translation. Giovanni de Verazzano was born in Italy about 1480, and died about 1527.
From a letter addrest to Francis I, King of France, on July 8, 1524. Three copies of Verazzano's letter exist. One was printed by Ramusio in 1556 and translated for Hakluyt's "Voyages" in 1583. The second was found in the Strozzi Library in Florence, and published in 1841 by the New York Historical Society with a translation by J.G. Cogswell.
THE DISCOVERY OF NEW YORK HARBOR BY VERAZZANO. Verazzano's Own Account THE DEATH OF DE SOTO. By One of De Soto's Companions DRAKE'S VISIT TO CALIFORNIA. By One of Drake's Companions THE DEATH OF MARQUETTE. By Father Claude Dablon THE DISCOVERY OF NIAGARA FALLS. By Father Louis Hennepin
He early became a Florentine navigator and afterward a corsair in French service. His expedition to America was of French origin and sailed in 1523. Off the coast of Virginia or Maryland. This river is now known as the Hudson. Verazzano's Bay, St. Margarita, was New York Bay. Aloysia is now called Block Island. Newport. Cape Cod. A Reference to the discovery of Newfoundland in 1497.
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