1147472 Illustration of a Greek girl from Pera, from \'Les navigations, peregrinations et voyages, faicts en la Turquie\', by Nicolas de Nicolay, before 1576 (engraving) by French School, (16th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Navigations, peregrinations and voyages made in Turkey. Nicolas de Nicolay (1517-1583) was a French geographer and traveller. Le navigationi et viaggi nella Turchia. Nicolay, geographer to Henri II of France, travelled to Turkey with French ambassador Gabriel d\'Aramon in 1550. Visited Malta and Tripoli on their way to Constantinople. The Turkish name of Pera is Beyoglu and it is now a district on the European side of Istanbul. Fille d\'estat Grecque de la ville de Pera); French, out of copyright.