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Kelsey was most recently working on a new book, translating the account of a person who was on the ship with the Portuguese explorer Ferdinand Magellan when he was circumnavigating the world.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 8, 2023

Dr. Johan Lemmens, a retired medical doctor from Southend-on-Sea, England, was circumnavigating the globe in the two-masted sailboat he owns and captains when the sighting occurred.

From New York Times • Jul. 16, 2022