Summary of the first voyage around the world by magellan by antonio pigafetta pdf
5 ships of magellan and their captains...
Scientist of the Day - Antonio Pigafetta
“Five of the islands where grow the cloves [Moluccas],” watercolor in Relazione del primo viaggio intorno al mondo, by Antonio Pigafetta, French translation, Beinecke MS 351, fol.
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Antonio Pigafetta, a Ventetian writer and adventurer, set sail on Sep. 20, 1519, on board the Trinidad, on what would turn out to be the first circumnavigation of the globe.
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The captain of the Trinidad was Fernão de Magalhães, a Portuguese navigator known to English speakers as Ferdinand Magellan. Although Portuguese, Magellan was sailing under the flag and patronage of the King of Spain. The purpose was to find a new western route to the Spice Islands.
Pigafetta was on board as a supernumerary, just along for the ride. He intended to write and publish an account of his adventures.