by Audrey Benedict | Aug 21, 2020 | ePostCards
ePostcard #94: Magellan’s Chronicler: Antonio Pigafetta ePostcard #94: Magellan’s Chronicler: Antonio Pigafetta On September 8, 1522, the crew of the Victoria cast anchor in the waters off of Seville, Spain, having just completed the first circumnavigation...
by Audrey Benedict | Aug 18, 2020 | ePostCards
ePostcard #93: Prologue: Magellan’s Voyage into the Unknown ePostcard #93: Prologue: Magellan’s Voyage into the Unknown I was first to circle the world by means of sails,Carrying you, Magellan, leader, through the new strait.Therefore am I justly called...
by Audrey Benedict | Aug 18, 2020 | ePostCards
ePostcard #92: The Age of Discovery ePostcard #92: The Age of Discovery Modern exploration had to be an adventure of the mind, a thrust of someone’s imagination, before it became a worldwide adventure of seafaring….The pioneer explorer was one lonely man...
