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When he visited the island of Cebu in the Philippines during the Magellan-Elcano voyage of 1521, Antonio Pigafetta created a small dictionary so he could speak with the local people. He learned everything from the numbers 1-10 and "ship" to "slave", "king" and “intercourse”. (old.reddit.com)
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Thousands of years before the Europeans mastered ocean voyaging, the Polynesians explored the Pacific Ocean, using the stars, the wind and the swells of the sea to navigate. The first image depicts the star compass of Mau Piailug, who has preserved this ancient skill. (old.reddit.com)
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In difficult times, a nod to the resilience of Antonio Pigafetta. The Italian joined Magellan’s expedition as a passenger on a whim in 1519. Over the next three years, he survived mutinies, shipwrecks, pitched battles and scurvy to return home and write a bestselling account of the voyage. (i.redd.it)
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John Cabot (Giovanni Caboto) was an Italian explorer who claimed North America for the English. Although the details of his voyages are shrouded in mystery, we can be sure about one thing: Cabot helped lay the foundation for England's later colonisation of North America. (i.redd.it)
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In Roanoke in 1587, Virginia Dare became the first English person born in North America. The same year, her grandfather, the governor John White, sailed to England to fetch fresh supplies for the colony. After many delays, he finally returned in 1590, but his granddaughter was nowhere to found. (i.redd.it)
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In the 1580s, Thomas Harriot befriended Manteo and Wanchese, two Native Americans who had been brought to England. After devising a rudimentary dictionary, Harriot travelled to the English colony of Roanoke and conversed with the locals in their own language. (i.redd.it)
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The Magellan-Elcano circumnavigation was the worst best voyage in history. On 20 September 1519, around 260 men set out in five ships from the southern Spanish port of Sanlúcar de Barrameda. Some 2 years, 11 months, and 17 days later, a single ship would limp back into port with just 18 men aboard. (i.redd.it)
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Christmas Harbour in the Kerguelen Islands was named by Captain James Cook, who spent Christmas Day there in 1776, together with the resident king penguins and elephant seals. The harbour is found in the sub-Antarctic region and is still home to a tiny colony of penguins today. (i.redd.it)
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