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Over the edge of the world : Magellan's terrifying circumnavigation of the globe /

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Chronicles Ferdinand Magellan's daring circumnavigation of the globe in the sixteenth century, including first-person accounts previously unavailable in English.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Bergreen, Laurence (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Harper Perennial, 2004.
Edition:First Harper Perennial edition.
Subjects:
Magalhães, Fernão de, > 1480-1521 > Travel.
Magalhães, Fernão de, > m. 1521 > Voyages.
Magalhães, Fernão de, > 1480-1521
Explorers > Portugal > Biography.
Voyages around the world > History > 16th century.
Explorateurs > Portugal > Biographies.
Voyages autour du monde > Histoire > 16e siècle.
Explorers
Travel
Voyages around the world
Portugal
1500-1599
Biography.
collective biographies.
Biographies
History
Biographies.
Description
Summary:Chronicles Ferdinand Magellan's daring circumnavigation of the globe in the sixteenth century, including first-person accounts previously unavailable in English.
Item Description:Colored map on endpapers.
Physical Description:xvi, 458, 16 pages : illustrations (some color), maps ; 21 cm
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (pages 415-439) and index.
ISBN:006093638X
9780060936389