Greve, Tuscany,Italy. June 2018 Statue of Giovanni da Verrazzano. In the piazza there is also a monument to navigator Giovanni da Verrazzano, who was

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Greve, Tuscany,Italy. June 2018 Statue of Giovanni da Verrazzano. In the piazza there is also a monument to navigator Giovanni da Verrazzano, who was possibly born nearby. Giovanni da Verrazzano, sometimes also incorrectly spelled Verrazano) (1485–1528) was an Italian explorer of North America, in the service of King Francis I of France. He is renowned as the first European to explore the Atlantic coast of North America between Florida and New Brunswick in 1524, including New York Bay and Narragansett Bay.

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Size: 4763px × 7137px
Location: Greve in Chianti, Metropolitan City of Florence, Italy
Photo credit: © BRIAN HARRIS / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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