The Travels of Marco Polo · Character
Jonas Hanway
- Supporting
- First seen · Book 1 · Ch. 101
Jonas Hanway is a supporting character in The Travels of Marco Polo (Book 1).
- First appears
- Book 1 · Ch. 101
- Books
- 1
Jonas Hanway is remembered here for his association with the early adoption of the umbrella in England. The record offers no account of his personal life or broader course, leaving his place in this context bound to that practical and once-unusual accessory.
Description
No reliable physical description is provided, so his appearance cannot be specified without invention. A historically grounded depiction may show him in eighteenth-century English clothing, with an umbrella as the clearest identifying accessory. His face, coloring, hair, eyes, height, and build are undocumented.
Story so far
BOOK 1The Travels of Marco Polo — Volume 1
Appearances
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