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The ship's pharmacy of the Magellan-Elcano expedition

Relación de las Medicinas Adquiridas para la Armada de Fernando de Magallanes – Taberna Libraria – Contratación, 3255, libro I, ff. 96v-97v – Archivo General de Indias (Seville, Spain)

Spain — 1519

The travel pharmacy for one of the most fascinating expeditions in European history: the original inventory of remedies carried on the first circumnavigation of the world under Magellan and Elcano

  1. The first historically documented circumnavigation took place between 1519 and 1522

  2. The epic expedition was led by Ferdinand Magellan and, after his death, by Juan Sebastián Elcano

  3. The astounding original inventory of the ship's pharmacy provides information about the medicines carried on board

The ship's pharmacy of the Magellan-Elcano expedition

Contratación, 3255, libro I, ff. 96v-97v Archivo General de Indias (Seville, Spain)
Relación de las Medicinas Adquiridas para la Armada de Fernando de Magallanes – Taberna Libraria – Contratación, 3255, libro I, ff. 96v-97v – Archivo General de Indias (Seville, Spain)
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The ship's pharmacy of the Magellan-Elcano expedition

It is probably one of the most famous seafaring stories of all time: the first circumnavigation of the world under Ferdinand Magellan (c. 1480–1521) and Juan Sebastián Elcano (1486/87–1526), which even cost the two explorers and most of the crew their lives. On September 20, 1519, the five participating ships set sail from Spain to find a lucrative western route to the Spice Islands on behalf of the Spanish crown. Of course, on such a long and arduous voyage, a well-stocked pharmacy on board was essential. Although four of the five ships did not make it back to Spain, the original three-page inventory of the remedies carried on board, which were used to treat the crew in cases of illness and injury, has surprisingly been preserved. It even provides information about the supplier of the medicines: this was Juan Bernal, a pharmacist with remarkable professional and economic connections in 16th century Seville.

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Alternative Titles
La Botica en la Expedición de Magallanes y Elcano
Relación de las Medicinas Adquiridas para la Armada de Fernando de Magallanes
Size / Format
3 pages / 30.0 × 21.0 cm
Origin
Spain
Date
1519
Language
Spanish
Content
Inventory of medicines taken on board on Magellan's and Elcano's expedition of 1519 (circumnavigation of the world)
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Relación de las Medicinas Adquiridas para la Armada de Fernando de Magallanes – Taberna Libraria – Contratación, 3255, libro I, ff. 96v-97v – Archivo General de Indias (Seville, Spain)
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Taberna Libraria – Madrid, 2021
Limited Edition: 500 copies
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#1 La Botica en la Expedición de Magallanes y Elcano

Taberna Libraria – Madrid, 2021
Relación de las Medicinas Adquiridas para la Armada de Fernando de Magallanes – Taberna Libraria – Contratación, 3255, libro I, ff. 96v-97v – Archivo General de Indias (Seville, Spain)
Relación de las Medicinas Adquiridas para la Armada de Fernando de Magallanes – Taberna Libraria – Contratación, 3255, libro I, ff. 96v-97v – Archivo General de Indias (Seville, Spain) Copyright Photos: Ziereis Facsimiles

Publisher: Taberna Libraria – Madrid, 2021
Limited Edition: 500 copies
Commentary: 1 volume (92 pp.) by Cecilio J. Venegas Fito and Antonio Ramos Carrillo
Language: Spanish
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