Lycia

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Sources from old books

1676. A most exact and accurate map of the whole world by Donald Lupton.

Lycia environed on three sides, with the Mountain Taurus (and shut in on the 4th with the Mediterranian) famous for that branch of Taurus, here called Chymaera; and

  1. the City Mira, Acts 27.5.
  2. Telmesus, and its Southsayers.
  3. Pratius and its fair haven.
  4. Phaselis with its Pyrates, and Brigantines.
  5. Cragus, under a Mountain of the name.
  6. Aenonda.
  7. Corydilla.
  8. Rhodia.
  9. Solyma;

all these now a Part of the Kingdome of Caramania.