Primo viaggio intorno al globo terracqueo, ossia Ragguaglio della navigazione alle Indie Orientali per la via d'occidente fatta dal cavaliere Antonio Pigafetta ... Sulla squadra del capit. Magaglianes negli anni 1519-1522. Ora pubblicato per la prima volta, tratto da un codice ms. della Biblioteca Ambrosiana di Milano e corredato di note da Carlo Amoretti ... Con un transunto del Tratto di navigazione dello stesso autore. by PIGAFETTA, Antonio - 1800

1800 TRUE 1st ed Pigafetta on MAGELLAN Italian Voyages Exploration Amoretti Map

First edition of the first complete account of Magellan!

Antonio Pigfetta was a 16th-century Italian explorer who famously accompanied Ferdinand Magellan on his expedition to the Spice Islands. During this voyage, Pigfetta kept a detailed journal of the events as well as first-hand accounts of the Cebuano language. This journal is the primary source for much of what is known today about Magellan and the first circumnavigation of the world. Curiously though, this journal was written in a combination of broken Venetian, Spanish, and Italian was first translated into Italian in Milan in 1800 by Carlo Amoretti.

This 1800 first edition is extremely valuable and desirable – a rare account of perhaps the most important expedition of the 16th-century. Prior to this edition, editors collected translations from various places and pieced together insufficient and "unsatisfactory" editions, according to Ebert. This work includes charming sketches of discoveries and events of the voyage including a small map at the beginning of the first chapter.

Item number: #7209

Price: $5500

PIGAFETTA, Antonio

Primo viaggio intorno al globo terracqueo, ossia Ragguaglio della navigazione alle Indie Orientali per la via d'occidente fatta dal cavaliere Antonio Pigafetta ... Sulla squadra del capit. Magaglianes negli anni 1519-1522. Ora pubblicato per la prima volta, tratto da un codice ms. della Biblioteca Ambrosiana di Milano e corredato di note da Carlo Amoretti ... Con un transunto del Tratto di navigazione dello stesso autore.

In Milano: Nella Stamperia di G. Galeazzi, 1800. First edition.

Details:

· Collation: Complete with all pages

o LII, 237, [1]

o 10 engravings (of 18)

· References: Sabin 62804; Howgego I 665; Ebert 16813

· Language: Italian

· Binding: Leather; tight & secure

· Size: ~12in X 8.25in (30cm x 21cm)

· Note on rarity:

o EXTREMELY Rare and valuable – at the time of listing, only two other examples are known for sale for $10,000 and $9,800. A 1996 Christie's auction records this selling for 2070GBP.

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