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Ferdinand Magellan signature
Tall overlapping opening strokes precede a compact historical name band.
What does Ferdinand Magellan’s signature look like?
Tall overlapping opening strokes precede a compact historical name band. Several long near-horizontal lines cross beneath the letters, with a larger oval return near the right.
- Slant
- +14°forward
- Baseline
- −1.2°near level
- Width / height
- 2.83 : 1overall proportions
- Opening height
- 1.41×opening versus body letters
A historical name crossed by several long lower lines
Tall overlapping opening strokes precede a compact historical name band. Several long near-horizontal lines cross beneath the letters, with a larger oval return near the right. Compare those lower gestures individually with the smaller written forms: the autograph’s broad base comes from repeated flourishes rather than an evenly spread row of body letters.
Ferdinand Magellan signature analysis
Ferdinand Magellan’s signature sample has 14° of forward slant, a near-level baseline and 12 enclosed loops. Use the layers to follow the writing line, letter band, slant and enclosed loops.
- Slantforward
- +14°
- Baselinenear level
- −1.2°
- Width / heightoverall proportions
- 2.83 : 1
- Opening heightopening versus body letters
- 1.41×
- Enclosed loopsclosed spaces in the image
- 12
- Ink groupsmain disconnected groups
- 3
- Ink densityinside the signature bounds
- 16.2%
- Underlinelower flourish
- 70% of width
- Finish heightrelative to the letter body
- −0.06×
Opening, letter body and finish
The opening stays near the height of the body letters. The opening-to-body ratio is 1.41×, while the whole image is 2.83 times as wide as it is tall. The rightmost ink finishes below the writing line; look at this ending separately from the slant of the letters themselves.
Loops and the lower flourish
The sample contains 12 enclosed loops and 3 main ink groups. The lower flourish spans about 70% of the full ink width, giving the name another line to follow beneath its letters.
Ferdinand Magellan’s signature in graphology
Traditional graphology associates layered underlining with expressive public emphasis. The tall opening and repeated lower crossings surround a compact centre, giving the specimen prominent gestures above and beneath its name.
Follow the forward-leaning strokes in this image alongside the lower flourish. For another perspective on your own writing, the handwriting analysis tool brings slant, size and spacing into a full-page reading.
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