I looked some things up. This drawing depicts the Golovnin Incident and the person in front is Vasily Golovnin. Not sure how they got “Karoitan” from that, but anyway.
I can’t find anything about his height, but I imagine if he really was 2.18 meters tall, it would be written down everywhere, so it’s probably exaggerated.
EDIT: I misread, it’s not Karoitan, it’s Kahitan, meaning they thought his name was “captain”.
I looked some things up. This drawing depicts the Golovnin Incident and the person in front is Vasily Golovnin. Not sure how they got “Karoitan” from that, but anyway.
I can’t find anything about his height, but I imagine if he really was 2.18 meters tall, it would be written down everywhere, so it’s probably exaggerated.
EDIT: I misread, it’s not Karoitan, it’s Kahitan, meaning they thought his name was “captain”.
That makes more sense. Thanks.