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Map of the Maluku Islands from The First Voyage Around the World

Antonio de Pigafetta1800

Naval Museum

Naval Museum
Madrid, Spain

In 1524, Antonio de Pigafetta, an Italian nobleman and writer who accompanied Magellan and Elcano on their journey, published The First Voyage Around the World (Premier Voyage Autour du Monde). This provided the primary source of information about the voyage which led to the first circumnavigation of the world.
In his journal, Pigafetta included colored sketches of the Pacific Islands and South America. In this example, showing the Maluku Islands, Pigafetta drew the island of Tidore to the left of the inscription Malluco. This was where master-at-arms Gómez de Espinosa, captain of the Trinidad, was left by the Victoria. He stayed to repair the leak which had prevented the voyage from continuing.

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  • Title: Map of the Maluku Islands from The First Voyage Around the World
  • Creator: Antonio de Pigafetta
  • Date: 1800
  • Location: Paris, Farnce.
  • Physical Dimensions: 20.5 x 13 cm
  • Type: Printed book
  • Original Source: Museo Naval. Madrid. Todos los derechos reservados.
  • Rights: Naval Museum, Madrid. Library. All rights reserved.
  • Medium: Ink on paper
  • Photographer: Juan Antonio Clemente Izquierdo
  • Inventory: BMN 2393
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