On September 6, 1522, a horribly battered ship manned by eighteen malnourished, scurvy-ridden sailors appeared on the horizon near a Spanish port. They were survivors of the first European expedition to circle the globe. Originally comprised of five ships and 260 sailors, the fleet's captain and most of its crew were dead. How did Ferdinand Magellan's voyage to circle the world -- one of the largest and best-equipped expeditions ever mounted -- turn...

A biography of the Portuguese explorer Ferdinand Magellan.

Profiles Portuguese explorer Ferdinand Magellan, the first person known to have sailed around the world, and introduces some of the lands, people, plants, and animals he discovered on his journeys.

Describes the journey taken by Magellan that proved the earth was round and that the oceans were connected.

Presents the story of the Portuguese explorer who became the first European to cross the Pacific Ocean and whose expedition completed its voyage around the world after his death en route.

A biography of Portuguese Ferdinand Magellan, the man who discovered the Americas for the rulers of Spain.

The life of the Portuguese navigator and explorer who launched the first voyage around the world in the early 1500's but met his death before his men completed the expedition.

Discusses the Spanish expedition of 1519-1522, in which a crew led by Ferdinand Magellan found a westward route through the Americas and became the first to circumnavigate the world.

A description of the life and voyage of the sixteenth-century Portuguese sea captain who commanded the first expedition to sail around the world.