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formerly ftood old Byz^amium^ within which 

 tb^ards the Haven is a ftatj^ly Kiosks or fum- 

 merlioufe, frorn whence thfe Crand Signior ufu- 

 ally takes Barge, wh^en he pafles into AJia^ 

 t>T diverts himfelf upon the JSofphorm^ at which 

 time the Bofia^gi Bajhl^ who hath the principal 

 care of the Emperors palace, and hath the 

 command of the Bofphorm^ fits at the helm 

 andfteers. 



The feven Towers are at the South-eaft ex- 

 tremity. 



The only Suburbs are to the North-weft:, 

 along the Haven-fide for above the hill, 

 where the three walls begin, lies an open 

 champaign Country, except that here and 

 there at confiderable diftances farm houfes 

 are fcatter'd. 



The Haven runs in from the Weft:, and fa 

 opens Eafl:. 



At the Eafl end of GaUtahTopham^ where 

 they caft: their great Guns. 



jPer^ and Galata have about fix gates to 

 the Seaward. The whole traft of ground was 

 anciently, before the times of the Emperor 

 Valentinia'/j^ who enclof^d and fortified Gala- 

 ta with walls and towers, ftyled ns£^7ct pr 

 Regio FerM being '^^d^*' ttcas^;^, on the other 

 fide of the City to the North, which is the 

 reafon of its name, feated on higher hills, and 

 whofe afcent is more fteep and difficult. 



Our modern Geographers^ fuch as Mercator 

 and Ortelins^ who herein follow Ptokmy^ place 

 Confianti?wph in the Latitude of 43. degrees 

 and 5 minutes : the 'Arabian and Perfian AJlro* 

 mmers^ as Abulfeda^ Najfir Edin^ Flugh Beigh.^ 

 3nd fo the ^^e^yj^t^^ >i^i'hi^^Chryfococct^s tranfla- 



