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Vatatzis, Basileios
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Person
Surname
Vatatzis
Forenames
Basileios
Alternative names
Vasilios
Occupation
mapmaker
Biographical note
A Greek traveller and merchant who is believed to be from either Therapeia or Constantinople. He spent some time at the court of Nadir Shah in Persia and travelled extensively in the region to the east of the Caspian Sea, the Aral Sea and present day Afghanistan.
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