Project Gutenberg 2004-03-01 Public domain in the USA. 129 Murphy, Henry Cruse 1810 1882 Murphy, H. C. (Henry Cruse) The voyage of Verrazzano : $b a chapter in the early history of maritime discovery in America This eBook was produced by Charles Franks and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team "The Voyage of Verrazzano" by Henry Cruse Murphy is a historical account written in the late 19th century, focusing on the early history of maritime exploration in America. The work examines the claims made by Giovanni da Verrazzano regarding his purported discoveries along the Atlantic coast of North America while serving the King of France. Murphy's analysis suggests that such claims lack credible evidence and delves into the authenticity of Verrazzano’s letters and accounts of his voyages. The opening of the text introduces the context of exploration attributed to Verrazzano, emphasizing the historical acceptance of his discoveries which lasted for over three centuries. Murphy sets out to argue that these claims were likely founded on misrepresentation and inaccuracy. He discusses the existence of a letter supposedly written by Verrazzano, the circumstances surrounding its publication, and the lack of corroborating evidence or recognition from French history regarding his supposed expeditions. The initial chapters outline the details of the claimed voyage while systematically questioning their validity through critical examination of available historical documents and interpretations by later historians. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 58.0 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read. en America -- Discovery and exploration -- French Verrazzano, Giovanni da, 1485-1528 E011 Text Category: History - American Category: History - European 392000 2025-07-03T03:41:58.801466 text/html 391821 2025-01-09T18:40:32.374422 text/html 232911 2025-07-03T03:42:05.444453 application/epub+zip 236987 2025-07-03T03:42:01.656478 application/epub+zip 217768 2025-07-03T03:42:00.548471 application/epub+zip 425946 2025-07-03T03:42:08.573436 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 403409 2025-07-03T03:42:04.746452 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 352494 2022-09-03T06:36:11.988677 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 374766 2025-07-03T03:41:58.494514 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 369689 2020-12-28T17:40:19 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 17846 2025-07-03T03:42:08.704415 application/rdf+xml 15705 2025-07-03T03:42:01.034488 image/jpeg 3908 2025-07-03T03:42:00.788449 image/jpeg 138264 2020-12-28T17:40:19 application/octet-stream application/zip 233913 2025-07-03T03:41:58.830498 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia