The first voyage round the world, by Magellan

Chapter 26: COST OF MAGELLAN’S FLEET.

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An eyewitness narrative recounts a sixteenth-century oceanic expedition that completed a global circumnavigation, blending daily log entries of weather, navigation, encounters with islands and indigenous peoples, and incidents of illness, loss, and conflict, including a recorded mutiny. The volume brings together complementary materials such as navigational instructions, ship logs, crew lists, maps and charts, official orders, and letters from contemporary writers, combining vivid voyage reportage with technical guidance on seamanship and practical particulars of costs and organization.

COST OF MAGELLAN’S FLEET.

From Navarrete, Document No. XVII.

The	Conception	was of	ninety tons.
„	Victoria	„	eighty-five tons.
„	S. Antonio	„	a hundred and twenty tons.
„	Trinity	„	a hundred and ten tons.
„	Santiago	„	seventy-five tons.

Summary:

	Maravedis.
Five ships, with rigging, artillery, and arms, cost	3,912,241
Five ships, of 445 tons, five more or less, which makes each ton come to a cost of 8,791⁠1⁄2 maravedis.
Various necessaries	415,060
Provisions, biscuit, wine, oil, fish, meat, cheese, vegetables, and barrels	1,585,551
Four months pay for 237 persons	1,154,504
Merchandise	1,679,769
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Total	8,751,125
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