Mapping “When New York was referred to as New Angoulême”

New York was referred to as… The Land of Angoulême for 100 years! A narrative so wonderful that not many individuals find out about it that connects these two cities
for five centuries.

It began on April 17, 1524. François 1st, King of France and Depend of Angoulême wished to compete with the Portuguese and the Spanish and to take action he despatched the navigator Giovanni da Verrazano to the seas aboard his ship, the Dauphine, to sail up the East coast. He was the primary Westerner to find Hudson Bay and named Angoulême Land in honor of his king. Within the sixteenth century, cartography retained traces of the title Angoulême earlier than being changed by New Amsterdam after which New York.

Among the many monuments proposed in 2024 for the five hundred years, Angoulême is organizing a mapping that highlights this discovery in a cultural context.
of the sixteenth century in Angoulême, impressed by the cartoon “On the land of ​​​​​​Angoulême” by Eric Wantiez, from June 28 to August 24, 2024, Friday and Saturday at 10:30 pm & 11 pm within the courtyard of the corridor a city

Exploring the People

On this case, Francis I commissioned an Italian navigator named Giovanni da Verrazano to discover the northeast coasts of the brand new continent. After leaving Le Havre, our courageous navigator went down with the Dauphine on the Bay of the Hudson River on April 17, 1524. As a tribute to his patron who was additionally the Depend of Angoulême, Verrazano named his discovery “Land of Angoulême” and the bay is then named “Baie Sainte Marguerite”, named after the owner’s sister. This title lasted for 100 years with none actual settlement exterior of the Lénapes who lived on these shores. Then, over the colony, it was referred to as New Amsterdam for about forty years, then New York on the finish of the seventeenth century.

From this level, New York has largely preserved the well-known Verrazano Bridge. However on this aspect of the Atlantic we can be celebrating this discovery all year long 2024. Due to this fact, an exhibition takes a glance again at this good thing on the Metropolis Archives. And, on the finish of the evening, from June 28 to August 24, on Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays, the rely’s fort courtyard will come alive because of a free map. Impressed by Eric Wantiez’s cartoon “on the land of ​​​​​​Angoulême”, the projections improve the facades of one of many most important buildings of Angoulême. A soundtrack specifically designed for the occasion means that you can absolutely immerse your self within the particulars of this unknown journey.

Together with the mapping, the vacationer workplace organizes a guided tour “Angoulême by Evening within the time of Verrazzano” when guests discover the previous city by candlelight to find life throughout the Renaissance. See you on July 12 in addition to August 2, 9 and 16 at 9pm!

Info and reservations from the Pays d’Angoulême Vacationer Workplace – 1 place de l’Hôtel de Ville d’Angoulême (Charente) – 05 45 95 16 84 – https://www.angouleme-tourisme.com/ – full worth € 10 / particular person