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This is list of Italian explorers and navigators (Italian: esploratori) in alphabetical order: This is a dynamic list and may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness. You can help by adding missing items with reliable sources .
Amerigo Vespucci (/ v ɛ ˈ s p uː tʃ i / vesp-OO-chee, Italian: [ameˈriːɡo veˈsputtʃi]; 9 March 1451 – 22 February 1512) was an Italian explorer and navigator from the Republic of Florence, from whose name the term "America" is derived.
- Merchant, explorer, cartographer
- 9 March 1451, Florence, Republic of Florence
12 apr 2024 · Giovanni da Verrazzano, Italian navigator and explorer for France who was the first European to sight New York and Narragansett bays. He was the first European explorer to name newly discovered North American sites after persons and places in the Old World.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
Giovanni da Verrazzano (/ ˌ v ɛr ə ˈ z ɑː n oʊ,-ə t ˈ s ɑː-/ VERR-ə-ZAH-noh, -ət-SAH-, Italian: [dʒoˈvanni da (v)verratˈtsaːno]; often misspelled Verrazano in English; 1485–1528) was an Italian explorer of North America, in the service of King Francis I of France.
- Explorer
- Italian
- Janus Verrazanus, Jehan de Verrazane
Here are 10 famous Italian explorers and navigators who have made significant contributions to the world through their adventurous journeys and discoveries. 1. Marco Polo. In the 13th century, Marco Polo, a Venetian merchant, embarked on an incredible journey along the Silk Road during the height of the Mongol Empire.
12 apr 2024 · Amerigo Vespucci (born 1454?, Florence, Italy—died 1512, Sevilla, Spain) was a merchant and explorer-navigator who took part in early voyages to the New World (1499–1500 and 1501–02) and occupied the influential post of piloto mayor (“master navigator”) in Sevilla (1508–12). The name for the Americas is derived from his given name. Early life.
- Roberto Almagià
6 giorni fa · Christopher Columbus, the intrepid Italian explorer, embarked on a historic voyage across the Atlantic in 1492 and opened up new horizons for European exploration and colonization.
