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Constantinople and the Scenery of the Seven Churches of Asia Minor, Series One and Series Two in one Volume

Note 5 — THE PRINCESS’ ISLANDS. FROM MONASTERY OF THE TRINITY/PRINKIPO IN THE MIDDLE DISTANCE.

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The names were as follow: Proté, because it is the first met in sailing from, Constantinople−Chalki, from its copper mines−Prinkipo, the residence of a princess−Antigone, so called by Demetrius Polyorcetes in memory of his father Antigonus−Oxy, from its sharp precipices−Platy from its flatness−Pitya, from its pines, &c.

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