Cilicia

Sources from old books

1638. The merchants mappe of commerce wherein by Lewes Roberts.

Of Cilicia, and the Cities thereof. Cilicia is not found at this day to have any Towne of note or consequence in it, save Alexandria, built by Alexander the Great, and to distinguish it from Alexandria in Egypt, is named Alexandretta, now known to us by the name of Scanderone, a famous Haven towne, serving for the scale to Aleppo, for •…ll such shipping as come thither, either out of the Ocean or Mediterranean, and where the English, French and Venetians have their Vice-consuls to protect their Merchants goods and Ships, and where all Merchandize are other landed or laden that goe to or from Aleppo, of which it will be more proper that I inlarge, when I come to speake of Aleppo which is seated in Siria, as I shall shew hereafter.