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title: Ferdinand Magellan
author: The Mariner's Museum Collection
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/14244/ferdinand-magellan/
format: machine-readable-alternate
updated: 1970-01-01
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# Ferdinand Magellan

_Authored by The Mariner's Museum Collection_

## Image File

[![Ferdinand Magellan](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/14244.png)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/14244.png)

## Image Caption

A posthumous portrait of the Portuguese navigator [Ferdinand Magellan](https://www.worldhistory.org/Ferdinand_Magellan/) (c. 1480-1521) whose expedition was the first to circumnavigate the globe in 1519-22. (The Mariner's Museum Collection, Newport News, VA)

## Cite This Work

### APA
Collection, T. M. M. (2021, June 14). Ferdinand Magellan. *World History Encyclopedia*. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/14244/ferdinand-magellan/>
### Chicago
Collection, The Mariner's Museum. "Ferdinand Magellan." *World History Encyclopedia*, June 14, 2021. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/14244/ferdinand-magellan/>.
### MLA
Collection, The Mariner's Museum. "Ferdinand Magellan." *World History Encyclopedia*, 14 Jun 2021, <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/14244/ferdinand-magellan/>.

## License & Copyright

[Original image](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Ferdinand_Magellan.jpg) by [**The Mariner's Museum Collection**](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Ferdinand_Magellan.jpg). Submitted by [Mark Cartwright](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/markzcartwright/ "User Page: Mark Cartwright"), published on 14 June 2021. The copyright holder has published this content under the following license: [Public Domain](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Public_domain). This item is in the public domain, and can be used, copied, and modified without any restrictions. Please note that content linked from this page may have different licensing terms.