index previous next

V is for Verrazzano

Giovianni de Varizano

by Chelsea

Giovanni da Verrazzano was born around 1485 in Italy. Later, when he grew up, he worked for France as a navigator. He really isn't famous, but might have been the person to discover North America. Giovanni sailed the Daulphine to explore the Atlantic Ocean, the border of Maine, Virginia and the Chesapeake Bay. He may have been the first European person to explore the Chesapeake Bay. He died about 1528.

index previous next