Early Spanish voyages to the strait of Magellan
By: translated and edited with a preface, introduction and notes by Sir Clements Markham.
Series: Works issued by the Hakluyt Society ;; 2nd ser., no. 28
Publisher: Printed for the Hakluyt society
Published: 1911
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 288
Subjects: Voyages and travels; Magellan, Strait of; America -- Discovery and exploration -- Spanish
Notes: With reproductions and translations of the t.-p. of the 1621 and 1766 editions of "Narrative of the voyage which ... the captains Garcia de Nodal and Gonzalo de Nodal ... undertook for the discovery of the new strait of San Vicente and reconnaissance of that of Magellan ..."
Reprinted by Kraus, 1967.
--Introduction to the expedition sent out by the Bishop of Plasencia. Fragment of the log.--Introduction to the voyage of the Nodals. Naval services of Bartolomè Garcia de Nodal. Naval services of Gnzalo de Nodal. Names on the Nodal chart. Ships captured or sunk by the Nodals. Commanders under whom the Nodals served. Narrative of the voyage of the Nodals.--Remarks on soundings and on the variation of the needle.--Rules to know the variation of the needle.--Table to know the hours of the artificial day.--Index.
Table of contents: title: Introduction to the expedition of the comendador Loaysa and Juan Sebastian del Cano.; title: List of survivors of the Magellan expedition brought back by Juan Sebastian del Cano, in the Victoria.; title: Expedition of the comendador Loaysa to Maluco.; title: Narrative of the Loaysa expedition by Captain Andres de Urdaneta.; title: Description of the strait of Magellan by the pilot Martin de Uriarte.; title: Narrative of the voyage of the pinnace Santiago.; title: Narrative of the voyage of Alvarez de Sayavedra by Vicencio of Naples.; title: Introduction to the expedition of Simon de Alcazaba.; title: Principal officers of Alcazaba's expedition.; title: Narrative of the expedition of Simon de Alcazaba by Alonso (Veedor)