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was prevented by rumours of plague ; and before 

 Captain Beaufort's visit, Colonel Leake, in 1800, 

 had been turned aside from this interesting 

 province by fever. He had, however, visited 

 and determined Antiphellus. He also exa- 

 mined Telmessus, and large ruins at Kakava, 

 either Aperlse, or one of the cities called Cyanaa. 

 At length, in the year 1838, Mr., now Sir Charles 

 Fellows, travelled in Lycia, and was the first to 

 give an account of the interior. During this 

 journey, and a second in 1840, his exertions were 

 rewarded by the discovery of many of the most 

 important sites in Lycia, especially Xanthus, 

 Tlos, Pinara, Cadyanda, Arycanda, and Sidy ma. 

 He determined also the position of Cydna, 

 and found at fewest six other important ancient 

 sites, to which he assigned the names of Ca- 

 lynda, Massicytus, Phellus, Gagae, Podalia, and 

 Trabala. At the close of 1840, and begin- 

 ning of 1841, part of Lycia was surveyed by 

 Mr. Hoskyn of H.M.S. Beacon. He was not 

 aware at the time of Mr. Fellows's second journey ; 

 and, accompanied by Mr. Harvey, explored the 

 valley of the Xanthus and its cities, visited Ca- 

 dyanda and Dsedala (the Calynda of Fellows), 

 and discovered the important city of Caunus, 

 the capital of Peraea. In October 1841, Mr. 

 Hoskyn (acting under the orders of Captain 



