The Travels of Marco Polo · Character

John Stradanus

Also known as Stradanus

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  • First seen · Book 1 · Ch. 112

He enters the account only by way of an image: an artist’s name attached to a vivid scene of a huntsman and leopard. The man himself remains beyond the frame, leaving the print to do the talking.

First appears
Book 1 · Ch. 112
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1

John Stradanus is mentioned as the maker of a print depicting a huntsman with a leopard on horseback. The book supplies no further account of his life, relationships, or personal history.

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The text provides no physical description of John Stradanus. His age, build, complexion, hair, eyes, clothing, and distinguishing features are unknown, so a specific visual likeness cannot be grounded in the source.

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  1. BOOK 1The Travels of Marco Polo — Volume 1

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