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SYRAGUSA.

vicinity, which may serve to illustrate our sub-sequent account of this famed city *.

* Explanation of the accompanying Plan.

A. Sinus Syracusanus, or the great port.

B. Portus Marmoreus, or the lesser port.

C. Ortygia.

D. Neapolis.

E. Epipolce.

F. Tyche.

G. Acradina.

No. 1 . The rock Plemmyrium.

2 . Remains of the temple of Jupiter.

3. Fountain of Cyane, in whose stream the Papyrus

plant is spontaneously produced.

4 . River Anapus.

5. Arsenal.

6. Fountain of Arethusa.

7. The castle.

8 . The chain which extended across the entrance from

the castle to Plemmyrium.

9. Remains of the temple of Minerva, now the ca-

thedral.

10 . Remains of the temple of Diana.

11 . Amphitheatre.

12. Theatre.

13. Street of tombs.

14. Latomia in which the grotto, commonly called the

ear of Dionysius, is situated.

15. Catacombs.

16 . Remains of the ancient cloaca, or sewers.