Pictures and text chronicle fifteenth-century Portuguese explorer Ferdinand Magellan's famous voyage around the world in which he proved the Earth is round.
Recounts how the sixteenth-century Portuguese explorer launched the first voyage around the world, although he met his death before his men completed the expedition.
Presents the story of the Portuguese explorer who became the first European to cross the Pacific Ocean and whose expedition completed its voyage around the world after his death en route.
Text and photographic illustrations describe the explorations of Ferdinand Magellan and Vasco da Gama in the sixteenth century which led to the establishment of Spanish and Portuguese empires around the world.
