Ferdinand Magellan (c1480-c1521), Portugese navigator. Artist: Unknown

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Ferdinand Magellan (c1480-c1521), Portugese navigator. The first explorer to circumnavigate the globe and cross the Pacific Ocean, which he did while searching for a westward route to the Moluccas (now Melaka).

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Size: 3676px × 4753px
Location: World,Asia,Indonesia,Moluccas
Photo credit: © Oxford Science Archive/Heritage Images / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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