jun 17, 1524 - Giovanni da Verrazzano
Description:
Country of origin- Born in Greve In Chianti, ItalyFinanced by- King Francis the first
Motivation- His motivation was to find a route to go to Asia and the pacific by going West and North.
Where did he go? North America
Accomplishments- Verrazzano's accomplishments is that he gave mapmakers great knowledge of the new world
1 interesting fact about explorer:
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Date:
jun 17, 1524
Now
~ 501 years ago