Asia Minor

Sources from old books

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

Asia, properly so called, now Sarchan or Procon∣sula;

Asia E. N. Lydia and Mysia S. W. Caria and the Aegean; where

1. Pitane on a River of that name, where they made bricks to swim.
2. Acarnea, where the Tyrant Hermias was baited in Oxes hide.
3. Elea, on the mouth of Caicus, Port to Pergamus.
4. Cene, or Canna.
5. Cuma, where Sybilla Cumaea.
6. Phocaa, called so from the Sea-calves, there called Phocae.
7. Myas destroyed by Flyes.
8. Erythra, whence Sybilla Erithaea.
9. Lebedos.
10. Clazomone of much esteem for good wines
11. Prieno.
12. Ipsus.
13. Teos Anacreons birth place.
14. Smyrna, a fair City on a Bay of the name, hanging over the Sea hill-wayes. One of the 7 Churches in the Revelations, and much traded to for Chamlets, Grograins, and such Stuffs, made at Ancyra, besides wines; here the English have a Consul.
15. Colophon, which put an end to any war that they were ingaged in, whence the phrase Colophonem addere: Septem Ʋrbes certant de stirpe insignis homeri,Smyrna, Rhodos, Colophon, Salamis, Chios, Argos Athenae.
16. Ephesus, metropolis of Asia, one of the seven Churches, and memorable for Diana's Temple, 425 foot long, 220 broad, supported with 127 Marble Pil∣lars 70 foot high. 200 years in building; 7 times fired,