Keywords: Giovanni Visin (Ivo Visin) 1806-1868.jpg Captain Giovanni Visin in Croatian Ivo Visin and the first 'Austrian' circumnavigator 18511852-1859 with a crew of only 11 He turned back to Trieste four days after SMS Novara on 30 August 1859 after navigating 101 297 nautical miles as a merchant He was honoured by the ony 'Merito Nacali' flag of honour ever granted by emperor Franz Joseph I in 1860 <br/>Image was slightly digitally edited http //www croatianhistory net/gif/visin jpg <1868 not given by source PD-Art Sailors from Austria |