FERDINAND MAGELLAN (1480?-1521)

Ferdinand Magellan was a Portuguese sea captain who commanded the ship that was the first to sail around the world. He first went to sea in 1505. He was interested in the way that Columbus sailed and as a result he studied Columbus's maps of that route for many years.

 

 

 

 

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