Over the Edge of the World

In 1519, Magellan and his fleet embarked on a historic voyage from Seville to discover a route to the Spice Islands of Indonesia, home to coveted commodities like cloves and pepper. After three grueling years marked by starvation, disease, and mutiny, only one ship with eighteen survivors returned, bringing back not just spices, but a wealth of knowledge about diverse tribes and customs previously unknown to Europeans. This audiobook presents the first comprehensive account in nearly fifty years of the crew's harrowing journey and the transformative impact it had on perceptions of the world during the transition from the Middle Ages to the Renaissance.