Giovanni da Verrazano

France 1524

In 1524, Giovanni da Verrazano sailed from France to the Americas. He was looking for a northwest passage. But he did not find it. He sailed up the eastern coast of North America. He sailed on what is now called the “Hudson River”. While he was on the Hudson River, it looked like there was going to be a storm. So Giovanni da Verrazano sailed back onto the ocean. At the place where he sailed out of the river and into the ocean, there is now a bridge. The bridge is named the ”Verrazano-Narrows Bridge”. It is in New York City. One of the first maps ever made of the North American coast was made from one of Giovanni’s drawings he did during his voyage.

The United States Yesterday and Today

Authors:  Timothy Helmus, Edgar Toppin, Norman Pounds, Val Arnsdorf

Silver Burdett & Ginn Inc, 1990

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