Giovanni da Verrazzano
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Giovanni da Verrazzano was a 16th-century Italian explorer best known for being the first European to extensively explore the Atlantic coast of North America, including the area around present-day New York Harbor.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| da Verrazzano | 1 |
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Italian person
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explorer ⓘ human ⓘ navigator ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | execution by indigenous people ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Republic of Florence NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1485 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1528 ⓘ |
| employer |
Francis I of France
ⓘ
Kingdom of France ⓘ |
| era |
16th century
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Age of Exploration ⓘ
surface form:
Age of Discovery
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| ethnicGroup | Italian ⓘ |
| explored |
Atlantic coast of North America
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coast of present-day Connecticut ⓘ coast of present-day Delaware ⓘ coast of present-day Maine ⓘ coast of present-day Maryland ⓘ coast of present-day Massachusetts ⓘ coast of present-day New Jersey ⓘ coast of present-day New York ⓘ coast of present-day North Carolina ⓘ coast of present-day Rhode Island ⓘ coast of present-day South Carolina ⓘ coast of present-day Virginia ⓘ |
| familyName |
Giovanni da Verrazzano
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
da Verrazzano
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| givenName | Giovanni ⓘ |
| hasPartNamedAfter |
Verrazano Bridge (Rhode Island)
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Verrazzano Sea-Way ⓘ Verrazzano-Narrows Bridge NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
exploration of the area of present-day Cape Cod
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exploration of the area of present-day Cape Fear ⓘ exploration of the area of present-day Narragansett Bay ⓘ exploration of the area of present-day New York Harbor ⓘ exploration of the area of present-day Newport ⓘ exploration of the area of present-day North Carolina coast ⓘ exploration of the area of present-day Rhode Island coast ⓘ first extensive European exploration of the Atlantic coast of North America ⓘ |
| mannerOfDeath | killed ⓘ |
| nativeLanguage | Italian ⓘ |
| notableEvent | 1524 voyage to North America under French flag ⓘ |
| notableWork | exploration of the Atlantic coast of North America ⓘ |
| occupation |
explorer
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navigator ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
Republic of Florence
NERFINISHED
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Val di Greve ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Caribbean Sea ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| sponsoredBy |
Francis I of France
ⓘ
Kingdom of France ⓘ |
| subjectOf | Verrazzano’s voyage of 1524 ⓘ |
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this entity surface form:
da Verrazzano