magellan, ferdinand

Describes the ships of the 14th-century and recounts the voyage of Magellan, explaining life aboard the ships and the instruments of navigation.

A biography of Ferdinand Magellan, who sailed from Portugal in 1519 to find a route to the Far East. Magellan died during the voyage and only one ship returned to Portugal, but he had proved that it was possible to sail around the world.

Details the life and expeditions of Ferdinand Magellan, describing his childhood, ocean voyages fraught with mutiny, tribal wars, and disease; and his leadership on the first expedition to circumnavigate the globe; and includes a chronology, a time line, and glossary.

A description of the life and voyage of the sixteenth-century Portuguese sea captain who commanded the first expedition to sail around the world.

Examines the accomplishments of Ferdinand Magellan, a Portuguese sailor who in 1519 set out to discover a westward route through the Americas to the East Indies.

Details the story of the first circumnavigation of the world by Ferdinand Magellan in the early sixteenth century.

Traces the voyage of Magellan, life aboard a ship, navigation, challenges, and the results.

Explores the life and adventures of sixteenth-century Portuguese explore Ferdinand Magellan, and describes his voyages and mission to discover a westward passage from Spain to the Spice Islands.

Chronicles the life of sixteenth-century Portuguese explorer Ferdinand Magellan, covering his discovery of a passage between the Atlantic and Pacific oceans and his attempted voyage around the globe, which ended when he died in the Philippines.

An account of Magellan, his famous voyage around the world, and the historical significance of his achievement.