![]() ![]() Three years later they returned with an abundance of spices from their intended destination, but with just one ship carrying eighteen emaciated men. With a fleet of five ships and more than two hundred men, they had set out in search of the Spice Islands. Most important, they were looking for a passageway, a strait, through the great landmass of the Americas that would lead them to these fabled islands. In 1519 Magellan and his fleet set sail from Seville, Spain, to find a water route to the Spice Islands in Indonesia, where the most sought-after commodities - cloves, pepper, and nutmeg - flourished. ![]() An account of this "groundbreaking and majestic tale of discovery that changed many long-held views about the world and the way explorers would henceforth navigate its oceans. Hardcover first edition - First printing. ![]()
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