The Travels of Marco Polo · Character

Macartney

  • Minor
  • First seen · Book 1 · Ch. 67

Macartney is encountered as a name behind a map, a quiet presence whose work restores a place to the page. The account offers no glimpse of the person himself, only the careful trace of his cartographic labor.

Gender
male
Age
Adult (19th century)
First appears
Book 1 · Ch. 67
Books
1

Macartney is identified as the compiler of a map for Elphinstone’s Caubul, one that restored Wakhán to geography. The account remembers his contribution through the map, but tells nothing further about his life, relationships, or personal story.

Description

Macartney is noted as an adult man of the nineteenth century, but no physical appearance is provided. His height, build, coloring, hair, eyes, clothing, and distinguishing features remain unspecified.

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