The Voyage of the Verrazzano
I. THE DISCOVERY ATTRIBUTED TO VERRAZZANO.
II. THE VERRAZZANO LETTER NOT GENUINE
III. THE LETTER UNTRUE. I. NO VOYAGE OR DISCOVERY
MADE FOR THE KING OF FRANCE, AS IT STATES.
IV. II. MISREPRESENTATIONS IN REGARD TO THE
GEOGRAPHY OF THE COAST. THE CHESAPEAKE. THE ISLAND OF LOUISE.
MASSACHUSETTS BAY.
V. III. CAPE BRETON AHD THE SOUTHERLY COAST OF
NEWFOUNDLAND, HERE CLAIMED TO HAVE BEEN DISCOVERED, WERE KNOWN
PREVIOUSLY. PERVERSION OF THE TEXT OF THE LETTER BY RAMUSIO.
VI. IV. THE DESCRIPTION OF THE PEOPLE AND
PRODUCTIONS OF THE LAND NOT MADE FROM THE PERSONAL OBSERVATION OF THE
WRITER OF THE LETTER. WHAT DISTINCTIVELY BELONGED TO THE NATIVES IS
UNNOTICED, AND WHAT IS ORIGINALLY MENTIONED OF THEM IS UNTRUE. FURTHER
ALTERATIONS OF THE TEXT BY RAMUSIO.
VII. THE EXTRINSIC EVIDENCE IN SUPPORT OF THE
CLAIM. I. DISCOURSE OF THE FRENCH SEA-CAPTAIN OF DIEPPE.
IX. THE LETTER TO THE KING FOUNDED ON THE
DISCOVERIES OF ESTEVAN GOMEZ. THE HISTORY OF GOMEZ AND HIS VOYAGE. THE
PUBLICATION OF HIS DISCOVERIES IN SPAIN AND ITALY BEFORE THE
VERRAZZANO CLAIM. THE VOYAGE DESCRIBED IN THE LETTER TRACED TO
RIBERO's MAP OF THE DISCOVERIES OF GOMEZ.
X. THE CAREER OF VERRAZZANO. AN ADVENTUROUS LIFE
AND AN IGNOMINIOUS DEATH. CONCLUSION.
VI. THE VERRAZZANO LETTER ACCORDING TO THE
ORIGINAL VERSION
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