Guillaume-Joseph Grelot

Prior to arriving in Constantinople, Grelot traveled with French merchant Jean Chardin, whom he met in Paris, to Persia in 1671.^[4]

Grelot's 1680 book confirms that he was alive up until that point. This is the common belief of when he died. This is despite the case that a second edition was published in 1681 that makes no comment on whether he is alive or dead. However, a 1683 English edition by a man known as John Philips mentions in the attestations within the introduction-

"I should be [very unjust], [should] I [refuse Monsieur] Grelot my approbation of [those] excellent delineations which he is now making [public] to the world."^[5]

Referring to Grelot in the present tense hints at the fact that he is still alive at the time of publishing. However, this cannot be considered completely certain.

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  Panoramic view of the Topkapi Palace from the Golden Horn, ca. 1672
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  View of Constantinople, with the Topkapi Palace, ca. 1672