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 * ~ =__[[image:Giovanni_da_Verrazano.jpg width="313" height="372" align="left"]] Giovanni da Verrazano __= ||
 * =__Introduction__= ||
 * ===Giovanni da Verrazano was an Italian navigator and explorer born in 1485, near Florence, to a noble family. He died in 1528 in the Lesser Antilles, chopped to pieces and eaten raw by cannibal Caribs.=== ||
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=__Verrazano's 1524 Voyage__= || =__Giovanni da Verrazano's ship, La Dauphine__ = = =
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 * =__Voyages__ = ||
 * ===In 1524, Verrazano crossed the Atlantic Ocean in La Dauphine, a ship of the French royal navy. He sailed from France all the way up the North Carolina coast to the Cape Breton, Newfoundland area. In the 1524 expedition Verrazano mapped 3220 km. When Verrazano sailed to the Carribean in 1528, he unfortunately died. The ship Verrazano used to sail to the Carribean weighed 100 tons and had a crew of 50 sailors. === ||

=__Purpose of Journeys__ =


=__Hardships/Challenges__ =  ===The hardships that Verrazano and his crew faced were scurvy and shortage of food. He also had to face strong gales when he left from France. When Verrazano was leaving North Carolina his crew forgot to fill their water casks in the 1524 voyage.media type="file" key="Sumana photostory.wmv" ===

=__Verrazano-Narrows Bridge in the New York City Harbour__=
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 * =Historical Contributions = ||
 * ===Verrazano was probably the first explorer to visit the New York region. He was also the first known European to explore the North Carolina Coast. Verrazano was also known for visiting the Cape Fear area in 1524, the southernmost cape of North Carolina's 3 capes. He was also the first known explorer to enter Narragansett Bay in 1524. In 1964 the bridge that connected Staten Island and Brooklyn between the lower and upper bay was named after Verrazano .=== ||

=__Other Notable Occurrences/Events__ = ===Giovanni da Verrazano's brother, Gerolamo da Verrazano, was a mapmaker who accompanyed Giovanni on his 1524 and 1528 voyages, and mapped the voyages. ===

King Francis I sponsored Verrazano's voyage to find a Northwest route to Asia.
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif;">c. 1486
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif;">Cape Breton, Newfoundland area. **__T__ __F__** <span style="font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif;">
===<span style="font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif;">The Purpose of Verrazano's journey was to find a navigable route between the Arctic and Atlantic Oceans. __T__ __F__ ===

=__<span style="font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif;">Sources and References __=

<span style="font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif;">[|www.worldbookonline.com]
===<span style="font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif;">Delpar, Helen. "Verrazzano, Giovanni da." __World Book Online Reference Center__.[|www.worldbookonline.com]. May 3, 2009. ===

__<span style="font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif;">Bibliography __
===<span style="font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif;">Delpar, Helen. "Verrazzano, Giovanni da." __World Book Online Reference Center__.[|www.worldbookonline.com]. May 3, 2009. === ===<span style="font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif;">"**Giovanni da Verrazzano**." __Encyclopædia Britannica__. 2009.[|www.britannica.com]. May 3,2009. ===

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