magellan, ferdinand

In 1490s Portugal, Abel Zakuto, a Jewish banker with a keen interest in mapmaking and sea navigation, encourages explorers Magellan, da Gama, and Diaz to find the elusive sea route around the "Devil's Cave"--the Cape of Good Hope--to India, which would enable Portugal to dominate the spice trade.

A brief biography of sixteenth-century Portuguese explorer, Ferdinand Magellan, that chronicles the life and adventures of the first man to sail around the world.

A brief biography of sixteenth-century Portuguese explorer, Ferdinand Magellan, that chronicles the life and adventures of the first man to sail around the world.

Tells the story of fifteenth-century explorer Ferdinand Magellan who became famous for being the first to imagine sailing west from Spain around the globe to reach the East Indies, and whose ship succeeded in completing the journey, even though he died in the Philippines.

Presents a brief biography of sixteenth-century Portuguese explorer Ferdinand Magellan, and describes some of the lands, people, plants, and animals he discovered during his voyage around the globe.

Presents a brief biography of sixteenth-century Portuguese explorer Ferdinand Magellan, who led the first voyage around the globe.

Text and illustrations survey Ferdinand Magellan's circumnavigation of the world in the sixteenth century, describing Magellan's life before the voyage, his ships and crew, mutiny early in the trip, explorations in South America, and Magellan's death, providing a glossary, lists of important dates and people, and selected further resources.

Describes the life of Portuguese explorer Ferdinand Magellan, including his 1519-21 expedition around the world.

A brief account of Magellan's 1519-1522 voyage around the world, which proved beyond all doubt that the world was round.

An introduction to the life of sixteenth-century Portuguese explorer Ferdinand Magellan, who found a passage for ships to sail west from the Atlantic to the Pacific Ocean.