PurbeckDavid49

By PurbeckDavid49

Poole Harbour: Nao Victoria

Nao Victoria is a Spanish ship, a duplicate of the only survivor of the five ships on Magellan's expedition (1519-1522) to circumnavigate the world.  Magellan died before returning to Spain, but one of the 18 survivors was the chronicler Antonio Pigafetta of Vicenza - see my previous blip:
https://www.blipfoto.com/entry/2313736918388445025

Don't worry, the spices and other treasures garnered by this one ship was more than adequate to meet the costs of the expedition.

  

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