Profession: Explorer
Nationality: Florentine
Biography: Renowned as the first European since the Norse expeditions to North America around AD 1000 to explore the Atlantic coast of North America between Florida and New Brunswick, including New York Bay and Narragansett Bay in 1524.
Birthplace: Val di Greve, Italy
Historical Events
- 1524-01-17 Italian explorer Giovanni da Verrazzano's sets sail aboard French ship La Dauphine to find a passage to China - finds North America instead
Alexander Mackenzie (Explorer)
Christopher Columbus
Hiram Bingham
Tenzing Norgay
Walter Raleigh
William Dampier