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The First Voyage Round the World

H.E.J. Stanley · 1874

An 1874 English edition compiling contemporary accounts of Magellan's circumnavigation, edited by H.E.J. Stanley.

This 1874 edition compiles and introduces earlier accounts of Magellan's circumnavigation.

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What it is

This is a 19th-century edition, published by the Hakluyt Society in 1874, that gathers and translates early accounts of Magellan's voyage around the world. It includes an introduction and a life of Magellan.

Why it matters

Because it was compiled long after Magellan's death using earlier primary sources, it is a secondary source. It shows how later historians and societies like the Hakluyt Society worked to preserve and interpret accounts of the voyage for new readers.

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  • Why might a 19th-century society want to republish accounts of a 16th-century voyage?
  • How might an editor's choices about which sources to include shape what we think we know about Magellan?
  • What clues in the front matter tell you this is a scholarly edition rather than an original document?

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