Gell, William: The geography and antiquities of Ithaca (London, 1807)

chap, viii,

JOURNEY TO LEUKA-FARM OF LAERTES-CAVE MOUREl—l'ORT POLIS-ALAL-

COMENvE-OXOAI-AVINE.

AVE quitted the monastery after having passed some
hours in the examination of the prospect it afforded. The
little flat in which it stands is about six hundred paces in
length, and at the northern extremity Mount Neritos rises
with a rapid ascent to a considerable elevation. On the
right of the summit is a path toward Anoc, and on the left
is another, by which wc were conducted to the village of
Leuka. As we began to ascend a ridge of the mountain,
wc found a large cistern of good workmanship, and perhaps
of some antiquity. It is seven hundred and thirty paces
distant from Kathara. Having crossed the ridge, our de-
scent was rendered very laborious by the heat of the sun,
and the roughness of the path, which often conducted us

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