Magellan's Voyage: A Narrative of the First Circumnavigation

Pigafetta, Antonio; Skelton, R. A.

ISBN 10: 0486280993 / ISBN 13: 9780486280998

Published by Dover, New York, 1994

About this Item

195pp., index, biblio., notes, ill. Translation and edited by R.A. Skelton. Dover edition of the 1969 Yale original. Minimal wear, label to rear cover. Pigafetta's account "is the fullest, most valuable narrative of the voyage and one of the most important geographical documents known. In addition to naval and military battles and maneuvers, Pigafetta faithfully documented plants and animals, manners and customs, languages and geography of lands and seas never before seen by Europeans." Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Magellan's Voyage: A Narrative of the First Circumnavigation
• Publisher: Dover, New York
• Publication Date: 1994
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0486280993
• ISBN 13: 9780486280998
• Binding: Trade Paperback
• Condition: Very Good
• Book Type: Book
• Seller catalogs:
  • Nautical and Exploration

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Synopsis

Remarkable firsthand account by one of the few survivors of Magellan's epochal journey (1519–1522). Remarkably detailed record of new lands, flora and fauna, shipboard life, etc. Introduction. 28 halftones. Map.