Sunday, August 17, 2008

'The First Voyage around the World' by Antonio Pigafetta

The First Voyage around the World (1519-1522): An Account of Magellan's Expedition
by Antonio Pigafetta
Edited by Theodore J. Cachey Jr
University of Toronto Press, 2008 [2nd revised edition]

"The First Voyage around the World is (...) a remarkably accurate ethnographic and geographical account of the circumnavigation, and one that has earned its reputation among modern historiographers and students of the early contacts between Europe and the East Indies. Expertly presented and handsomely illustrated, this edition of Pigafetta's classic travelogue is sure to enlighten new readers and invigorate the imagination as the story has done since it first appeared."" (Publisher)

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