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INTRODUCTION. 



by Dr. Clarke. Captain Beaufort made known 

 to the public the sites of Patara and Myra, 

 equally interesting on account of their ancient 

 consequence, and of their connection with the 

 history of St. Paul ; of Antiphellus, Olympus 

 and Phaselis, and of the Chimaera, besides many 

 less important places mentioned in ancient writ- 

 ings. About the same time, Mr. Cockerell, 

 the eminent architect, visited the Lycian coast, 

 and ultimately accompanied Captain Beaufort. 

 That gentleman examined Myra, Limyra, Aperlse, 

 and one of the cities called Cyanse. To him we 

 owe the discovery of the first inscription in 

 the character called " Lycian," that one being 

 bilingual, and thus affording a clue to the in- 

 terpretation of a curious language, of late years 

 admirably investigated by Mr. Daniel Sharpe. 



During these researches the site of one of the 

 most interesting of Lycian cities remained un- 

 discovered, namely Xanthus. Its position was 

 indicated by Captain Beaufort ; and, previously, 

 Dr. Clarke had only been prevented visiting it 

 from Termessus, in consequence of a quarrel with 

 his guides. 



A long interval ensued between Captain Beau- 

 fort's exploration of the coast, and the visit of 

 any adventurous European traveller. Mr. Hamil- 

 ton, indeed, prepared to explore the country, but 



