Beaufort, Francis: Karamania, or a brief description of the south coast of Asia-Minor and of the remains of antiquity: with plans, views, &c. ; collected during a survey of that coast, under the orders of the lords commissioners of the admiralty, in the years 1811 & 1812 (London, 1817)

KARABAGHLA, 105

Some small rocks near this coast pro-
duce sponge, which the Greek islanders
of Kalimnos are remarkably expert in
procuring. We had an opportunity of
witnessing the operation. The little knob
of rock, from whence the sponge was to
be detached, was forty feet below the
surface of the sea ; the divers took it in
turn to descend, remaining under water
between two and three minutes; when
quite exhausted, they were drawn up by
a rope, and laid out on the deck of the
boat to recover.

The Karabaghla rocks and islands are
so numerous, that we had scarcely com-
pleted their survey before the fortnight
had elapsed; at the end of which pe-
riod we quitted the shores of Asia, and
made sail for the island of Malta.