A 1581 map showing Sir Francis Drake's round-the-globe explorations.

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<p>In the 15th century, Europeans began to sail west across the Atlantic Ocean in search of new routes to China and the East, but in the process they discovered what they labeled a "New World," although Indigenous people had lived there for centuries. Other explorers have pushed the limits of flight and seafaring, and traversed the frozen Continent of Antarctica.</p>


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The Untold Story of How an Escaped Slave Helped Sir Francis Drake Circumnavigate the Globe