Balbi, Gasparo
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Name (Latin)
Balbi, Gasparo
Name (Arabic)
بالبي، كاسبارو
Date of birth
1550
Date of death
1623
Gender
male
MARC
MARC
Sources of Information
- His Viaggio dell' Indie Orientali [MI] 1590:
Wikipedia description:
Gasparo Balbi was an Italian jeweller, merchant, and author from Venice, who is best known for his account of his travels to India and the East from 1579 to 1588. He mainly travelled with Portuguese merchant and naval vessels and to forts and trading posts owned by or friendly to that country's commerce. His story, published in 1590 in Venice, was titled Voyage to the Oriental Indies.
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