T^he First Qircumnavigation of the Qlobe 



MAGELLAN'S VOYAGE 

 AROUND THE WORLD 



By ANTONIO PIGAFETTA 



The original and complete text of the oldest and best MS. 

 (the Ambrosian MS. of Milan, of the early XVI cen- 

 tury). The Italian text with page-for-page English trans- 

 lation. Translated, edited, and annotated by James A. 

 Robertson, of the editorial staff of "The Jesuit Rela- 

 tions and Allied Documents" and co-editor of "The 

 Philippine Islands: 1493-1898." JVith numerous maps^ 

 plates^ and facsimiles. 



**By far the best and fullest account of the expedition." — (juilkmarJ. 



IGAFETTA'S ACCOUNT, the fullest 



and best authority for the famous Voyage 

 of Magellan, is here completely present- 

 ed in English for the first time. Piga- 

 fetta was an Italian of noble family, 

 interested in navigation and fond of 

 travel. Happening to be in Spain when 

 Magellan was about to sail, he secured permission to 

 accompany the expedition. Pigafetta kept a detailed 

 account of the incidents of the voyage and faithfully 

 recorded his observations on the geography, climate, 

 and resources of the numerous strange countries vis- 

 ited or described to him. Of especial value are his 

 remarks on the customs, physical character, and lan- 

 guages of the various peoples of South America, and 

 the Ladrones, Philippines and other Asiatic Islands. 

 Pigafetta's Account, notwithstanding its great im- 



