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A Log-Book of Magellan's Voyage, 1519–1522

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  18 January 2010

E. G. R. Taylor
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Abstract

Among many records of the first circumnavigation of the globe preserved in Spain is the log-book kept by the pilot who brought the Victoria home—under the command of Sebastian de Elcano. This pilot's name was Francisco Albo. He signed on in the first instance as master's mate of the Trinidad, Magellan's own ship, which did not return. Although a native of the island of Rhodes, he was thoroughly grounded in the Portuguese method of navigation—by observation of the noon Sun. It involved the use of a four-year table of declinations, and an English version of this very table and instructions was presented to Henry VIII about 1540 by Roger Barlow, who was urging an English participation in the new discoveries.

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Research Article
Information
The Journal of Navigation , Volume 17 , Issue 1 , January 1964 , pp. 83 - 87
Copyright
Copyright © The Royal Institute of Navigation 1964

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