"I believe that never more will any man undertake to make such a voyage" predicted Antonio Pigafetta, a survivor of the Magellan voyage.

The historical figure Ferdinand Magellan was a Portuguese explorer who remains famous for the first circumnavigation of the earth, proving that the earth is round. However, the voyage was dogged by misfortune, storms and mutinies, and Magellan himself did not actually complete the trip.

Painting in oil on canvas by Carlos "Botong" Francisco (Philippines) during the Reframing Modernisim exhibition at the National Gallery Singapore.

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A memorial to the Vicentine who survived and documented Magellan's circumnavigation of the world.

Author: Antonio Pigafetta (1491-1534) Date: vers 1525, Unknown origen Description: Guam is an island in the western Pacific Ocean and is an organized, unincorporated territory of the United States. Guam is the largest and southernmost of the Mariana Islands. Technique: Illuminated manuscript on vellum, 225 x 150 mm Source: Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library, University of Yale, New Haven / Nebeuzahl, Kenneth. Atlas de Christophe Colomb et des grandes découvertes. Paris: Bordas, 1991…

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Pigafetta, Antonio, approximately 1480-approximately 1534; [ca. 1525]

James A. Leroy; Magellan's Voyage around the World. By Antonio Pigafetta. Original text, with translation, notes and bibliography by James Alexander Robert