Re: 16th century navigation/surveying

[Tom Kreyche]

A wonderful little book is "Magellan's Voyage, A Narrative Account of the
First Circumnavigation" by Antonio Pigafetta. Magellan set out in 1519 from
Spain with five ships and 270 men, in search of the Spice Islands. Three
years later, one ship returned with 18 men, having done the first
circumnaviation. Antonio was an Italian nobleman who survived the trip and
provided this valuable narrative of the trip. The book is available from
Dover, ISBN 0-486-28099-3.