How to create mount point from external drive directory

Hi,
Is it possible to create a mount point pointing directly to an external drive directory?
For example I would like to have /Volumes/Media point to my external eSATA drive /eSATA/Media
What I am trying to achieve is that I can see a virtual drive in Finder called "Media"
This is important because when this external drive is connected on my NAS Server the /eSATA/Media directory
shows up as a mounted drive called "Media" alse (through afp).
What I want is to see "Media" pointinf to /eSATA/Media regardles if it is connected directly to my MacBook or connected on my NAS.
Thanks for your help.
JM

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