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1551 – Nicolas De Nicolay account: Thessalonike is inhabited by Greeks, Jews and Turks

1551 – Nicolas De Nicolay account: Thessalonike is inhabited by Greeks, Jews and Turks

Nicolas De Nicolay is a Geographer and Traveller. He was born in La Grave (Haute-Alpes) of France in 1517. For 16 years he carried out many voyages to most of the nations of West Europe and he also visited the countries of the Ottoman East. His account about Thessalonike is quite revealing. Thessalonike is inhabited by Greeks, Jews and Turks. […]

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