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2 volumes. Translated and edited by R. A. Skelton from the manuscript in the Beinecke Library of Yale University. Vol. I illustrated with facsimiles; Vol. II with color facsimiles throughout reproducing the original manuscript. (4to) original cream cloth, spines lettered in gilt over red background, housed in the publisher's red cloth slipcase with pictorial cover label.

"This is Antonio Pigafetta's report, which forms our chief authority for Magellan's voyage, the first to sail around the earth. A Portuguese by birth, Magellan sailed under Spain's flag on the voyage that resulted in the discovery of a route to the Pacific Ocean around South America... This voyage is one of the principal navigations of all history. It must be remembered that Magellan had no charts, could calculate the latitude only by the sun, and the longitude not at all. Magellan's achievement is as important as Columbus' and had an equally potent effect on the fate of the world. He established that the earth was round, proved that America was a separate continent, linked East Asia with Europe by the westward route, and proved the loss of a calendar day in circling the globe. He also explored the South American coast and discovered the Strait of Magellan" - Hill, Pacific Voyages, p. 235.