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Title: The life of Ferdinand Magellan and the first circumnavigation of the globe : 1480-1521
Year: 1891 (1890s)
Authors: Guillemard, F. H. H. (Francis Henry Hill), 1852-1933 Parr, Charles McKew donor Parr, Ruth, donor
Subjects: Magalhães, Fernão de, d. 1521 Voyages around the world
Publisher: London Liverpool : George Philip & Son
Contributing Library: Brandeis University Libraries
Digitizing Sponsor: Brandeis University Libraries

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as now, so famous—a building in-separably connected with the memories of the greatPortuguese explorers. Here, in the days of^ PrinceHenry the Navigator, and erected by him, stood a littlechapel, much favoured by sailors, in which—only eightyears before—Vasco da Gama had prayed for his successere starting on his memorable voyage. Now the pile offlorid Gothic, built in gratitude therefor, had usurpedits place, white and new from the builders hands, thelast monument upon which the sailors eye would rest onleaving his native land. Withia it the bones of Gama,of Camoens who sang his successes, and of Dom Manoelwho inspired them, were destined ultimately to rest.It was an ideal spot for the start of such an expedition.Next day—the 25th March 1505—the final departui-etook place. The King came down in state from thecity and went on board the Viceroys ship; anchorswere then weighed and the whole fleet proceeded slowlytowards the bar, the King accompanying them, going See Appendix I.
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1505.) EAELY LIFE AND INDIAN SERVICE. 33 from ship to ship and speaking to the captains, takingleave of them and -wishing them a prosperous voyage. ^Clearing the mouth of the Tagus, the fleet proceededsouthwards and touched at Port Dale on the GuineaCoast, where they took water and lay at anchor ninedays. Here the Viceroy, finding that some of the shipswere much more speedy than the others, divided thefleet into two squadrons. They crossed the line the 29thApril,- and continuing their voyage, passed the Cape asfar south as lat. 40° S., where they encountered severeweather and underwent great hardships.^ On the 20thJune, Almeida, estimating that they had cleared themeridian of the Cape, shaped his course northward.*They had already met with one misfortune, for the shipof Pero Ferreira had foundered in the equatorial calms,and now, on reaching the Indian Ocean, Lopo Sanchez 1 Castanheda, op. cit., lib. ii. cap. i, relates an amusing incidentthat took place at the moment of departure, w

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