Giovanni da Verrazzano
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Giovanni da Verrazzano was an Italian explorer from the Republic of Florence, best known for his expedition to North America. He led most of his later missions, including the one to America, in the se
Engraving by F. Allegrini (1768)
Verrazzano's voyage in 1524
La Dauphine (model) sailed by Verrazzano in 1524
South face of Verrazzano's monument in Rehoboth Beach, Delaware
Kalinago
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The Kalinago, also historically known by the exonyms Island Caribs or simply Caribs, are an Indigenous people of the Lesser Antilles in the Caribbean. They may have been related to the Kalina of South
Giovanni da Verrazzano
…Lesser Antilles, Verrazzano anchored out to sea and rowed ashore, probably on the island of Guadeloupe. He was allegedly killed and eaten by the native Caribs. The fleet of two or three ships was anchored out of gunshot range, and no one could respond in time. Some earlier historians hypothesized that Verrazzano…
Carib family (by John Gabriel Stedman 1818)
Drawing of a Carib woman (1888)
Greenstone ceremonial axe. From shell midden, Mt Irvine Bay, Tobago, 1957.
A Family of Carib natives drawn from life, by Agostino Brunias, c. 1765 – 1770s