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Verrazzano
[ Italian ver-raht-tsah-naw ]
noun
- Gio·van·ni da [jaw-, vahn, -nee dah], c1480–1527?, Italian navigator and explorer.
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Some historians relate that Verrazzano was made prisoner by the savages who inhabit the coast of Labrador, and was eaten by them.
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He therefore ordered John Verrazzano, a Venetian who was in his service, to make a voyage of exploration.
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Verrazzano was glad to see his sailor return in safety from this dangerous trip.
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After some delay Verrazzano started again, with one vessel called the Dauphine.
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Verrazzano was a native of Florence, Italy, and a pirate like many other sailors of that time.
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