The Highlands bluff rising as the highest ground on the horizon, seen across calm water from the Atlantic at dawn, a small three-masted ship standing in toward the coast

The eastern approach, April 1524

1524-04

Atlantic approaches, off the Highlands bluff (approx)

The Highlands bluff as it first appeared to Verrazzano's La Dauphine at dawn — the highest point on the coast between Maine and the American South, unmistakable even at distance.

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First Sails — eastern-approach (image)

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Title: The eastern approach, April 1524
Date: 1524-04
Source: Illustration by Above the Hook.
Contributor: Above the Hook
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The eastern approach, April 1524 (1524-04). Illustration by Above the Hook. The Highlands History Project, https://history.abovethehook.com/archive/first-sails-eastern-approach/.