The first documented visit by a European was in 1524 by Giovanni da Verrazzano, a Florentine explorer in the service of the French crown, who sailed his ship La Dauphine into New York Harbor. He claimed the area for France and named it "<answer>Nouvelle Angoulême</answer>" (New Angoulême).
What did Giovanni da Verrazzano call the area when he staked claim on it?
Nouvelle Angoulême