xvi, 319 pages 30 cm

Reproduction of the Céllere codex (the letter of Verrazzano to Francis I, July 8, 1524), MA 776 in the Pierpont Morgan Library, with Italian transcription and English translation (p. [96]-143)

Includes bibliographical references (pages 279-287; map list, 288-305)

Gift of Lessing J. Rosenwald, 1943-1975

Book I. The voyage of 1524. The nineteenth-century controversy ; A brief biography of Verrazzano ; What Verrazzano knew ; Preparations for the voyage ; The voyage of 1524 -- Book II. The written record of the voyage of 1524. The earliest manuscript and printed accounts ; Reproduction of the Cèllere codex ; Transcription of the Cèllere codex, by Frederick B. Adams, Jr. ; Translation of the Cèllere codex, by Susan Tarrow ; Origin and provenance of the Cèllere codex -- Book III. After events and cartographical record of the voyage of 1524. After the voyage ; The primary cartogarphical records of the years 1524-29 ; The cartographical record after 1529 -- Book IV. The voyages of 1526 and 1528. The Chabot project ; The voyage of 1528 in manuscripts and printed books of the sixteenth century -- Book V. Conclusion. The dispute concerning Verrazzano's death ; Valorous gentlemen -- Appendix A. The Giovio poem -- Appendix B. The Fécamp documents -- Books and articles referred to in the text and their abbreviations in the notes and map list -- Maps relating to North America and the world antedating Verrazzano's voyage of 1524

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