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Ramusio's Delle Nava Gationi, 1565

Ramusio's Delle Nava Gationi, 1565

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When Europeans encountered the New World, they found lands that were quite unlike any they had known before.

This woodcut appeared in Giovanni Battista Ramusio's 1565 book "Delle Navigationi et Viaggi."

It described the newly discovered area of New England, and included references to the mythical land of Norumbega, as well as Naraganset (sic) Bay (Port de Refugio).