Magellan's Circumnavigation (1700)

The choice of a polar projection for this map highlights the length and scope of Magellan's expedition around the Earth: of the five ships carrying 237 men and circumnavigating South America to reach the Pacific Ocean, only the Victoria returned safely on September 6, 1522, with 18 men on board and 533 quintals of cloves. This first circumnavigation of the globe took 1080 days.