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Gasparo Balbi
Venetian merchant and traveler · Historical Figures · Lived 1550 to 1623 · aged 73
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.
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Gasparo Balbi is read about 4 times a day, in 4 languages.
A typical day, 30 days to 23 October 2026
The middle day of the days counted, so one week of news cannot move it. The line under it is the last 60 days, one point a day.
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His story, published in 1590 in Venice, was titled Voyage to the Oriental Indies.
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Category
Historical Figures
Type
Historical Figure
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1550 to 1623 · aged 73