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Giovanni da Verrazzano Map showing the transatlantic and global routes of major early voyages of discovery and exploration by Spain, Portugal, England, and France during the 15th and 16th centuries. The map traces the journeys of explorers such as Columbus, Cabot, Magellan, da Gama, and others, with labeled paths crossing the Atlantic and encircling Africa and South America, as well as lines of demarcation dividing Spanish and Portuguese exploration zones. Giovanni da Verrazzano
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Giovanni da Verrazzano: References & Edit History

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Lawrence C. Wroth, The Voyages of Giovanni da Verrazzano, 1524–1528 (1970).

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Article History

Type Description Contributor Date
Anniversary information added. Jan 01, 2026
Anniversary information added. Jan 01, 2026
Modified link of Web site: Dictionary of Canadian Biography - Giovanni da Verrazzano (Janus Verrazanus). Sep 30, 2025
First paragraph modernization. Apr 12, 2024
Add new Web site: Famous Explorers - Giovanni da Verrazzano - Italian explorer in North America. Mar 13, 2022
Add new Web site: Colonial America - Giovanni da Verrazzano Facts. Mar 13, 2022
Corrected display issue. Dec 10, 2020
Add new Web site: Mr.Nussbaum - Biography of Giovanni da Verrazano. Dec 07, 2016
Add new Web site: Explorers Pirates and Privateers - Biography of Giovanni da Verrazzano. Dec 06, 2016
Add new Web site: The Mariner's Museum - The Ages of Exploration - Biography of Giovanni da Verrazzano. Dec 05, 2016
Add new Web site: NCpedia - Biography of Giovanni Da Verrazano. Dec 05, 2016
Add new Web site: Italian Historical Society of America - Biography of Giovanni Da Verrazzano. Dec 05, 2016
Media added. Jan 29, 2016
Add new Web site: The Canadian Encyclopedia - Biography of Giovanni da Verrazzano. May 23, 2014
Add new Web site: Dictionary of Canadian Biography - Giovanni da Verrazzano (Janus Verrazanus). Feb 25, 2014
Added photograph. Jul 13, 2011
Image of Verrazzano added. Jul 23, 2009
Bibliography revised and updated. Nov 04, 2008
Article revised and updated. Oct 22, 2008
Article added to new online database. Jul 20, 1998
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