A Glimpse into the Seismicity of the Ionian Islands Between 1658 and 1664 - Historical Seismology: Interdisciplinary Studies of Past and Recent Earthquakes - page 41

Fig. 1 The Ionian Islands and their geopolitical situation in mid-seventeenth century. The islands
enclosed in a thick line belonged at that time to the Republic of Venice
natural choice as the logistic outpost. In particular, the island of Kerkyra was in
charge of equipping the galleys, recruiting soldiers and soundly contributing to their
provisions. All this seriously reflected on the state of the island. Though less in-
volved in the war for Crete than Kerkyra, Kefallinia suffered from this situation.
Specifically, Kefallinia's importance consisted also in the forest of black pine trees
then covering Mount Enos, a fundamental resource for the good quality timbers the
naval arsenal of the Republic needed to build and repair the fleet.
The island of Zakynthos, scarcely inhabited apart from the homonymous town
and harbour, was in fact the southernmost and closest to the Western Peloponnese,