The Around-the-World Voyage of Magellan and Elcano

In August 1519 Ferdinand Magellan, commanding a fl eet of fi ve ships, set sail from the port of Seville and embarked on the journey that would prove that all the seas were navigable and that the Earth was round. The pages of this book will reveal the world of courageous navigators and their ships, the maps and instruments they used on their great nautical feat. In their wake you will relive thrilling adventures and the thousand and one perils that oceanic navigation entailed.

Available in two separate Spanish and English editions.

Texts by María Dolores Higueras.