A Narrative Account of the First Circumnavigation
by
Antonio Pigafetta
Language: English
Release Date: October 25, 2012
In 1519, Ferdinand Magellan, leading an expedition of five ships and over 270 men, set sail from Spain in search of the Spice Islands. Three years later, one ship returned to port with just 18 men. Magellan was not among the survivors, having been killed in the Philippines. But the remainder of his...