Cèllere Codex
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c-llere-codex-196-8896170
title:
Cèllere Codex
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The Cèllere Codex is one of three surviving copies of a manuscript originally created in 1524. This manuscript was a letter sent by Giovanni da Verrazzano (1481–1528) to King Francis I of France describing the former's navigation of the East Coast of the United States. Verrazzano was an Italian who lived in France, and he undertook his voyage in Francis' service. The King, prompted by the French mercantile community, charged Verrazzano to discover whether there was a direct passage from the Atl
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1524 manuscript describing Giovanni da Verrazzano's exploration of the American east coast
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/C%C3%A8llere_Codex
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date modified:
2024-04-17T22:46:56Z
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