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INTRODUCTION. 



will appreciate them. Our best thanks are of- 

 fered to the distinguished hydrographer for the 

 interest he has taken in this work. 



It need scarcely be said that Captain Graves 

 has assisted us in every way that lay in his power. 

 His valuable collection of coins has furnished us 

 with not a few of interest, and several unique, 

 illustrating the ancient history of Lycia. 



To our talented and accomplished friend, Mr. 

 Daniel Sharpe, we are indebted for two invaluable 

 essays, on Lycian Inscriptions, and on Lycian 

 Coins, printed in the Appendix to our narrative. 

 These essays, taken in conjunction with his former 

 researches on the same difficult and interesting 

 subjects, published in the Travels of Sir Charles 

 Fellows, will go a long way towards the comple- 

 tion of an inquiry of deep interest to philologists 

 and ethnologists. It is a source of great grati- 

 fication to us to have in any way contributed 

 new material for Mr. Sharpe's philological re- 

 searches. 



To Mr. Birch, Mr. Borrell, and their col- 

 leagues in the Coin department of the British 

 Museum, we have to offer sincere thanks for their 

 courtesy and assistance during our inquiries. 



With respect to our Plans and Map, it is ne- 

 cessary to say, that, though constructed with every 

 care permitted by circumstances, they are not to 



