When Portuguese sailor Ferdinand Magellan set sail from Spain in 1519, he believed he could get to the Spice Islands by sailing west through or around the New World. He was right, but what he didn't know was that the treacherous voyage would take him three years and cost him his life. Black-and-white line drawings illustrate Magellan's life and voyage, with sidebars and a time line that enhance readers' understanding of the period.
1480年，斐迪南·麥哲倫出生於葡萄牙北部一個破落的騎士家庭里，屬於四級貴族子弟。10歲時進王宮服役，16歲進入國家航海事務廳。年輕時對航海就十分神往。他在東南亞參與殖民戰爭時了解到，香料群島東面，還是一片大海。而且，他的朋友占星學家法力羅亦計算出香料群島的位置。他猜測，大海以東就是美洲，並堅信地球是圓的。於是，他便有了做一次環球航行的打算。
Who Was Ferdinand Magellan? 斐迪南．麥哲倫
- 作者： S. A. Kramer
- 出版社： Grosset & Dunlap
- 出版日期： 2004-08-15
- ISBN碼： 9780448431055
- 編號： gds20131109234809535
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