The Travels of Marco Polo · Character
Jacobo Gastaldi
Also known as Gastaldi
- Supporting
- First seen · Book 1 · Ch. 16
Gastaldi’s name carries the quiet fascination of a mapmaker whose view of Asia was shaped by Marco Polo’s travels. He feels like a figure at the meeting point of journeys and drawn lines, though no personal portrait accompanies the reference.
- Gender
- male
- Age
- Adult (16th century)
- First appears
- Book 1 · Ch. 16
- Books
- 1
Jacobo Gastaldi is identified as a cartographer whose maps of Asia were influenced by Marco Polo’s Travels. The text supplies no account of his personal life, relationships, or development beyond this professional connection.
Description
The source provides no physical description of Gastaldi. His age is broadly given as adult in the sixteenth century, but his build, coloring, hair, eyes, face, clothing, and distinguishing features are unspecified.
Story so far
BOOK 1The Travels of Marco Polo — Volume 1
Appearances
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