Project Gutenberg 2024-11-11 Public domain in the USA. 1926 Pigafetta, Antonio Pigafetta, Marcantonio Stanley, Henry Edward John Stanley, Baron 1827 1903 Stanley of Alderley, Lord 05040445 The first voyage round the world, by Magellan : $b translated from the accounts of Pigafetta, and other contemporary writers $aLondon :$bHakluyt Society, $c1874. Works issued by the Hakluyt Society ; no. 52 deaurider, Robert Tonsing and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) "The First Voyage Round the World, by Magellan" is a historical account compiled from contemporary writings, primarily translated from the accounts of Antonio Pigafetta and others. It was published in the late 19th century and focuses on Ferdinand Magellan's groundbreaking expedition that resulted in the first circumnavigation of the globe. The book likely explores themes of exploration, navigation, and the challenges faced by Magellan and his crew. At the start of the narrative, the introduction delves into the historical context of Magellan's journey, detailing the motivations behind his departure from Portugal to serve under the Spanish crown. It discusses how he was perceived as a traitor by the Portuguese, stemming from his quest for advancement that was spurred by denial of recognition and support from King Manuel of Portugal. The opening portion sets the stage for Magellan's impending voyages and the complexities of his relationships with both the Portuguese and Spanish authorities, laying the groundwork for the adventures and trials he and his crew would face on their journey around the world. (This is an automatically generated summary.) https://archive.org/details/firstvoyageround00piga 20210519134138pigafetta 1874 GB Reading ease score: 69.0 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. en Magalhães, Fernão de, -1521 Voyages around the world -- Early works to 1800 G Text Category: Travel Writing Category: History - Early Modern (c. 1450-1750) 897685 2025-07-29T13:25:15.241232 text/html 856462 2024-11-11T15:14:04 text/html 4241574 2025-07-29T13:25:32.150173 application/epub+zip 4246543 2025-07-29T13:25:19.437205 application/epub+zip 902862 2025-07-29T13:25:16.670238 application/epub+zip 8134494 2025-07-29T13:25:39.864122 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 8085122 2025-07-29T13:25:29.626158 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 670836 2025-07-29T13:25:13.086238 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 650716 2024-11-11T15:14:04 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 16826 2025-07-29T13:25:40.067069 application/rdf+xml 27736 2025-07-29T13:25:17.052188 image/jpeg 3463 2025-07-29T13:25:16.865218 image/jpeg 3796908 2025-07-29T13:25:15.359192 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia en.wikipedia