The Travels of Marco Polo · Character
Sir John Maundevile
Also known as Maundeville, the unveracious Maundevile
- Minor
- First seen · Book 1 · Ch. 13
Maundevile presents himself as a traveller with a taste for the extraordinary, describing distant courts and bold geographical claims. His written voice seems assured and eager to amaze, while the person behind it remains visually unknown.
- Gender
- male
- Age
- Adult (14th century)
- First appears
- Book 1 · Ch. 13
- Books
- 1
Sir John Maundevile is remembered here as a traveller and author who claimed to have translated his book from Latin into French and then English. His narrative is called unveracious and is said to borrow marvels from the Travels of Alexander; the account also contrasts his bold claim about reaching 33° south latitude with Polo's greater caution. His significance rests on the claims and wonders of his writing, not on any narrated personal relationships or transformation.
Description
No physical appearance is described for Maundevile. His height, build, skin tone, hair, eyes, facial features, and distinguishing marks remain unknown. The text identifies him as an adult traveller and author but gives no specific clothing or manner, so a visual portrait should avoid invented specifics.
Story so far
BOOK 1The Travels of Marco Polo — Volume 1
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