At this very time a celebrated Portuguese navigator, Fernando Magellan, disgusted by the neglect of his own country, was urging the Spanish government to give him the means of carrying out his great project for the circumnavigation of the globe.
"The South American Republics Part I of II"
Thomas C. Dawson
The priests in yellow looked on, profoundly impressed by our circumnavigation.
"Hilda Wade A Woman With Tenacity Of Purpose"
Grant Allen
The young lieutenant was getting ready for publication a small book describing the circumnavigation of Van Diemen's Land, and while he was doing this Banks induced the Admiralty to prepare H.M.S. Investigator for surveying service in Australian waters and give Flinders charge of her, with the rank of commander.
"The Naval Pioneers of Australia"
Louis Becke and Walter Jeffery