240 men started Magellan's voyage around the world. Only 18 finished it. 240 men started Magellan's voyage around the world. Only 18 finished it. Magellan was first to sail around the world, right ...

With the dawn of the Age of Discovery, maps began to more closely resemble the world as we know it today. In 1599, English mathematician and cartographer Edward Wright perfected the Mercator ...