ILLUSTRATED and CONFIRMED. 55 



" Strabo makes to be Co ftadia, Solinus, 26, and Pliny, 30, 

 " from the Sigean; the latter is the true diflance. (p. 337. note.). 

 " The city of Sigeum covered the fhore between the tumulus and 

 " a bay, in which I anchored for a week, (Nov. 1795), and re- 

 " furveyed the whole with attention." 



Some Mijlahes admitted, and correBed. 



After what has been ftated, and thus confirmed by fuch re- 

 fpe(ftable authorities as have been adduced, no reafonable perfon 

 can now doubt that M. Chevalier has given a true and di- 

 ftin(5l account of the prefent ftate of the Troad. But as he has 

 had occafion to offer various hypothefes, and to make various 

 obfervations and inferences, during the courfe of his Eflay, it 

 is not to be wondered at that a few miftakes fliould have been 

 conamitted, and fome unneceffary animadverfions introduced. 

 The author was himfelf fenfible of this, as appears from the late 

 letters I received from him *. In the notes, too, which accom- 

 pany the Englifh verfion, I now perceive there are fome errors,, 

 which I wifh to take the firfl opportunity of corre(5ling. 



The Map. 



M. Chevalier, upon information being communicated to 

 him that Mr Liston, as well as Mr Hawkins*, had found 

 fome inaccuracies in his map, anfwered as follows : " There is 

 ** nothing I defire fo much as to have any miftakes, that have 

 " been committed in my map, rectified ; and I moft cordially 

 " give my aid to every improvement of which that performance 



* See his firft Letter, Appendix, No. VI. 



