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World map of route taken by Ferdinand Magellan (c1480-1521) when he led first circumnavigation of the globe 1519-1521. Mercator projection. Bibliotheque Nationale Stock Photo - Alamy
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![500 years ago, Ferdinand Magellan sailed from Spain to find a western passage to the Indies. He did not survive but three years later his ship Victoria completed the first circumnavigation of 500 years ago, Ferdinand Magellan sailed from Spain to find a western passage to the Indies. He did not survive but three years later his ship Victoria completed the first circumnavigation of](https://vajiramandravi.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/media/2019/9/17/8/7/21/ehru_museum.jpg)
500 years ago, Ferdinand Magellan sailed from Spain to find a western passage to the Indies. He did not survive but three years later his ship Victoria completed the first circumnavigation of
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