Portus Herculis (Port Hercules, Porto Hercule)

I believe that John Evelyn is referring to Porto Hercule – the large port of Monaco – and not the ancient Italian city of the same name.

The port  is the only deep-water port in Monaco and has be en in use since ancient times.

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• Wikipedia entry on Port Hercules.

• Background from Wikipedia