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Map showing the route and chronology of the circumnavigation voyage from 1519 to 1522. Although Magellan is remembered today for circumnavigating the globe, his reputation in the expedition’s immediate aftermath took a battering from those who had survived the expedition.
Age of Discovery. Quick Facts: Ferdinand Magellan is credited for making the first European voyage around the globe. Click on the world map to view an example of the explorer’s voyage. How to Use the Map. After opening the map, click the icon to expand voyage information.
Oct 29, 2009 · In search of fame and fortune, Portuguese explorer Ferdinand Magellan (c. 1480-1521) set out from Spain in 1519 with a fleet of five ships to discover a western sea route to the Spice Islands....
Map showing the Strait of Magellan through the tip of South America, connecting the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans. The Mariners’ Museum G420.M2 G9 Rare Map of Ferdinand Magellan’s and his crews route in the Pacific Ocean. The Mariners’ Museum G420.M2 N6 The Strait of Magellan map. The Mariners’ Museum, G475.F92 Rare
South America, 18th-century map. Map of South America and the surrounding Southern Ocean (Atlantic) and Great South Sea (Pacific), from the first edition of the Encyclopædia Britannica, published 1768–71. (more)
Follow the steps of the first circumnivagation of the globe in this interactive map.
Quick Facts: Magellan’s Voyage Around the World. Map of Ferdinand Magellan’s voyage around the world.
