1275464 Portrait of Ferdinand Magellan (1480 - 1521) with navigational instruments. (colour litho.) by Thevet, Andre (1504-92); Private Collection; (add.info.: Ferdinand Magellan (c.1480 ??1521) was a Portuguese explorer who organised the Spanish expedition to the East Indies that resulted in the first circumnavigation of the Earth, completed by Juan Sebasti獺n Elcano. He was born in Sabrosa in northern Portugal, and served King Charles I of Spain in search of a westward route to the "Spice Islands" in Indonesia. ); Prismatic Pictures ; French, out of copyright.