Magellan's Voyage: A Narrative Account of the First Circumnavigation: A Narrative Account of the First Circumnavigation

Remarkable firsthand account by one of the few survivors of Magellan's epochal journey (1519OCo1522). Remarkably detailed record of new lands, flora and fauna, shipboard life, etc. Introduction. 28 halftones. Map." 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 party, quite inadvertently, had been first to circumnavigate the world. One of the survivors of the voyage was Antonio Pigafetta, a young Italian nobleman and volunteer member of the crew. His diligent and detailed accounting of the expedition is the fullest, most valuable narrative of the voyage and one of the most important geographical documents known. As R. A. Skelton observes in the Introduction, Pigafetta “brought to his task of recording a capacity for keen observation, sympathetic interpretation, and expressive communication of experience, which enabled him to produce one of the most remarkable documents in the history of geographical and ethnological discovery.” Fortunately for us, Pigafetta recorded “all the things that had occurred day by day during our voyage.” 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. What Magellan and his party did, and what Pigafetta saw and recorded so well, forever changed our concept of the world and vastly enlarged our knowledge of it. This remarkable narrative brings that epochal event vividly to life. R. A. Skelton, who prepared the excellent translation and commentary, was formerly on the staff of the British Museum. Con la edición de la *Relación del Primer viaje alrededor del Mundo. Noticias del Mundo Nuevo con las figuras de los países que se descubrieron señalados por Antonio Pigafetta. Vicentino. Caballero de Rodas*, el lector está ante un libro de aventuras, que contiene la auténtica vivida por los los que lograron dar la vuelta a la tierra. Es mejor copiar a Ramusio que glosar sus palabras: «El viaje relaizado por los españoles alrededor del mundo es una de las cosas más grandes y maravillosas que se han oído en nuestros tiempos; y aunque superamos en muchas cosas a los antiguos ésta superaría en gran medida, todas las que hasta este tiempo han sido halladas». Para esta edición se ha utilizado el texto de la *Relación*, preparado por Camillo Manfroni, traducido del italiano por F. Ros y con estudio introductorio y notas aclaratorias del prof. Bartolomé Escandell Bonet, *Bibliotheca Indiana*, Tomo I, Editorial Aguilar, 1957. Se ha elegido reeditar la versión italiana de Camillo Manfroni por ser fiel al texto original del manuscrito de la Biblioteca Ambrosiana. El volumen cuenta con notas e introducción de su editor, el historiador español Leoncio Cabrero. DOVER BOOKS ON TRAVEL, ADVENTURE Title Page Copyright Page Table of Contents Dedication Foreword Introduction THE AMBASSADORS’ GLOBE CHAPTER ONE, CHAPTER II CHAPTER III CHAPTER IV CHAPTER V CHAPTER VI CHAPTER VII CHAPTER VIII CHAPTER IX CHAPTER X CHAPTER XI CHAPTER XII CHAPTER XIII CHAPTER XIV CHAPTER XV CHAPTER XVI CHAPTER XVII CHAPTER XVIII CHAPTER XIX CHAPTER XX CHAPTER XXI CHAPTER XXII CHAPTER XXIII CHAPTER XXIV CHAPTER XXV CHAPTER XXVI CHAPTER XXVII CHAPTER XXVIII CHAPTER XXIX CHAPTER XXX CHAPTER XXXI CHAPTER XXXII CHAPTER XXXIII CHAPTER XXXIV CHAPTER XXXV CHAPTER XXXVI CHAPTER XXXVII CHAPTER XXXVIII CHAPTER XXXIX CHAPTER XL CHAPTER XLI CHAPTER [XLII] CHAPTER [XLIII] CHAPTER [XLIV] CHAPTER [XLV] CHAPTER [XLVI] CHAPTER [XLVII] CHAPTER [XLVIII] Notes to the Translation Bibliography Index - (End notes to the text are cited by reference to the relevant text-page, e.g. 40n.) "Remarkable firsthand account by one of the few survivors of Magellan's epochal journal (1519-1522). Remarkably detailed record of new lands, flora and fauna, shipboard life, etc."-- Provided by publisher