For nearly two years the men of the Imperial Trans-Antarctic Expedition had been reduced to shadows of themselves, marooned at the frozen edge of the world. Their ship, Endurance, had been trapped and crushed by the pack ice of the Weddell Sea in late…
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On July 8, 1497, a small Portuguese fleet led by Vasco da Gama set sail from the port of Lisbon, embarking on one of the most consequential voyages in world history. Commanding four ships under the patronage of King Manuel I, da Gama’s mission…
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