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Record Nr.

UNINA9910953596303321

Titolo

The first voyage round the world, by Magellan / / edited by Lord Stanley of Alderley

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London : , : Routledge, , 2016

ISBN

1-317-03169-5

1-315-55812-2

1-282-86007-0

9786612860072

1-4094-1558-9

Descrizione fisica

1 v. (various pagings) : ill., facsims., map, port

Collana

Works issued by the Hakluyt Society ; ; no. 52

Altri autori (Persone)

StanleyHenry Edward John Stanley, Baron,  <1827-1903.>

PigafettaAntonio, ca. 1480-ca. 1534

Disciplina

910.92

Soggetti

Voyages around the world

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

"Translated from the accounts of Pigafetta and other contemporary writers."--Added t.p.

First published by Ashgate Pub.

Reprint. Originally published: London, 1874.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

chapter The Gnoese Pilot's Account of Magellan's Voyage -- chapter Narrative of the Anonymous Portuguese -- chapter Pigafetta's Account of Magellan's Voyage -- chapter Pigafetta's Treatise of Navigation -- chapter Names of the First Circumnavigators -- chapter Magellan's Order of the Day in the Straits -- chapter Letter of Maximillian, the Transylvan -- chapter Log-Book of Francisco Alvo or Alvaro -- chapter Account of the ''Trinity  -- chapter Account of the Mutiny in Port St. Julian, and Gaspar Correa's account of the Voyage -- chapter Cost of Magellan's Fleet.

Sommario/riassunto

The text is translated 'from the Accounts of Pigafetta, and other Contemporary Writers. Accompanied by Original Documents, with Notes and an Introduction'. It includes the log-book of Francisco Alvo or Alvaro, Pigafetta's treatise on navigation and his account of the voyage, Gaspar Correa's account, other anonymous narratives, and documents relating to the cost and other aspects of the expedition.



This is a new print-on-demand hardback edition of the volume first published in 1874.