Museo Nao Victoria
The Museo Nao Victoria (Nao Victoria Museum) is located in Punta Arenas ( Chile ). The private museum has been open to the public since October 1st, 2011. Its managing director was recognized by the President of the Republic of Chile for his work in promoting national identity during the 200th anniversary of the independence of the South American country.
Goal setting
The aim of the museum is to be interactive. The aim is to enable the public to experience the full-size replicas of ships that have contributed to the discovery of the region or the colonization of the area or that have a special patrimonial or historical significance for the Magallanes region (Chile). Traditional shipbuilding techniques were used to build the ships.
Collections
The main collection of the museum are the full-size replicas of the historic ships exhibited on the banks of the Strait of Magellan . There are also replicas of weapons and tools from nautical history, copies of documents, books about the historical ships and a ship's carpentry workshop in the open air.
Replicas
The museum currently houses replicas of three ships:
Nao Victoria
The Nao Victoria was a 27 meter long and 7 meter wide nao . She was part of Magellan's fleet that discovered the sea route through the Americas, and she was the only one of the five ships that (under the command of Sebastian Elcano ) completed the first circumnavigation . She was the first ship to explore the region in 1520 - including Patagonia , Cabo Vírgenes , the Strait of Magellan, Tierra del Fuego and the Pacific Ocean - and through this she also participated in the discovery of Chile.
The Nao Victoria is one of the most famous ships in world maritime history.
Replica of the Nao Victoria.
Replica of the Nao Victoria with visitors on board.
Replica of the Nao Victoria - the Indian Pablo, the first person baptized in Chile.
Replica of the Nao Victoria - Magellan in his cabin.
Replica of Nao Victoria - the cook at the fireplace.
James Caird
The James Caird was a boat (modified by the carpenter Harry McNish) that sailed from Elephant Island to South Georgia during Ernest Shackleton's expedition in 1916 . Many historians describe the voyage of the crew of the James Caird as the most impressive deed in the entire world maritime history.
The replica of the James Caird in the river next to the Nao Victoria Museum.
The replica of the James Caird on the banks of the Strait of Magellan; in the background Tierra del Fuego.
The unfinished replica of the James Caird before it was included in the museum.
The replica of the James Caird in the Nao Victoria Museum (with snow in winter).
The original James Caird in Dulwich College, London.
River ship carpenter's workshop
On December 31, 2011, the construction of two more replicas in the ship's carpenter's workshop of the museum was announced.
Goleta Ancud, the schooner Ancud
The schooner Ancud was the ship that, on the orders of Chilean President Manuel Bulnes Prieto, contributed to the occupation of the Strait of Magellan for Chile and the construction of the Bulnes Fortress (Fuerte Bulnes) in 1843. Captain John Williams Wilson was in command of the schooner .
The replica of the schooner Ancud (bow and keel) - Nao Victoria in the background.
The replica of the schooner Ancud - the structure of the hull is complete.
The replica of the schooner Ancud.
The stern of the schooner Ancud
Replica of the schooner Ancud in the regional museum of the city of Ancud (realized by DIBAM).
Replica of the schooner Ancud - realization of the Patagonia project, the dream of the forgotten mission.
HMS Beagle
The HMS Beagle was a brig in the British Navy. After several missions in England at the beginning of the 19th century, she was converted into a research ship. Of her three voyages, the most famous was the second, on which she spent almost three years in the region under the command of Captain Fitz Roy and with the young Charles Darwin on board.
Other collections
- Old weapons: The replicas of the historical ships are equipped with old firearms; Among other things we find: falconet (gun barrel), bombarde (gun), small-caliber cannon and arquebus as well as hand weapons such as halberd , crossbow and sword . All of these weapons can be used by visitors.
- Old navigation instruments: On the ships there are a. Astrolabe , nocturlabe , quadrant , Jacob's staff , ship's log and hourglass .
- Copies of original documents such as surrenders (contracts) and instructions from King Carlos V to Magellan and Ruy Faleiro; Statements of costs for the Navy from the “Casa de Contrataciones” (a kind of trading exchange) in Seville; Francisco Albo's ship's diary ; the report "De Muluccis Insulin" by Maximilianus Transylvanus ; Plans from the book by Antonio Pigafetta ; Map of Juan de la Cosa ; the book “Primaleón” by Francisco Vázquez de los Palmerines.
Web links
literature
- Stefan Zweig : Magellan. The man and his act. Fischer TB, Frankfurt am Main 1986. ISBN 3-596-25356-X
- Antonio Pigafetta: Around the Earth with Magellan. An eyewitness account of the first circumnavigation of the world. Edition Erdmann, Wiesbaden 2011. ISBN 978-3-86539-811-6
Individual evidence
- ↑ " Presidente Sebastian Pinera expreso compromiso ... " ( Memento of the original of April 13, 2020 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. on Radio Natales in 2010, Spanish.
- ↑ - ( Memento of the original from November 1, 2013 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ Blog about the Proyecto Patagonia
- ↑ Video about Proyecto Patagonia ( Memento of the original from April 20, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
Coordinates: 53 ° 6 ′ 27.6 ″ S , 70 ° 52 ′ 47.4 ″ W.