The Leardo Map of the World, 1452 or 1453: In the Collections of the American Geographical SocietyWright, John Kirtland
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The Leardo Map of the World, 1452 or 1453: In the Collections of the American Geographical Society
Wright, John Kirtland
Early maps; Leardo, Giovanni
135 _amol_: This name is applied to various towns and to a river in
central Asia on CA and Mauro. Perhaps it represents a confusion of the
name of the town of Amol in Mazanderan with that of the Amu Daria
(Oxus). See Hallb., 24-26.
136 _seno_: ?Sena or Sina in Margiana, Ptol. (VI, 10:3 (FA22)).
137 _lidazel_:=?
V. Persia
Lake and River
138, 139 Unnamed lake and river. On CA and CE the river rises in two
lakes, the eastern and western being named on CA Mar Dargis (=Lake Van)
and Mar de Marga (=Lake Urmia) respectively (Hallb., 43-44, 337-338). On
Piz. the river is Flum Chexi; if Chexi is Khuzistan (see 164) the river
possibly represents the Karun.
Desert
140 _Sarmania | dixerta_: Carmania Deserta, Ptol. (VI,
6(FA20));=interior of the modern Kerman. See also 153.
Edifices
(A) South Shore of Caspian Sea
141 _dise.n_(?): Deystam, CA;=?Dehistan, a district of Mazanderan
(Hallb., 188).
142 _mexa|ndra_: Masandra, CA;=Mazanderan.
143 _galen_: Cap de Cilan, Cillam, Gellam, CA;=Gilan (Hallb., 217-218).
144 _aspaur_(?): Achdio, CA; Asidio, CE;=?
145 _godasp|i_: Gudaspu, Con. (59); Codaspi, Piz.;=?
146 _Turis_: Rey del Tavris in central Persia, CA;=Tabriz (Hallb.,
518-522). See also 92.
(B) Interior
147 _trachse_: ?Dupl. of 67.
148 _zarma|tia_: ?Sarmatia, misplaced; see, however, 12, 600.
149 _siria_: Ciutat de Ssiras, CA; Siras, CE;=Shiraz (Hallb., 470-471).
150 _parthi|a_: Parthia, Ptol. (VI, 5 (FA20));=Khurasan (Hallb.,
394-395)
151 _R^o odmi|n_(?): =?
152 _R^o de persia_: Persis, Ptol. (VI, 4 (FA20));=Persia.
(C) Persian Gulf Coast
153 _Sarmania abitada_: Carmania, Ptol. (VI, 8 (FA20));=Kerman. See also
140.
Place Names, North Coast of Persian Gulf
154 _semenar_: Femenat, CA; Semenat, Polo (ii, 398-399);=Somnath (Yule,
Polo, ii, 400).
155 _demonela_: Damonela, CA;=Daibul (Yule, Cath., i, 309).
156 _chetimo_: Chetimo, CA;=Kij (ibid.).
157 _oncon_: Nocran, CA (omitted on Choix de doc. reproduction of
CA);=Makran (ibid.).
158 _ormixon_: Hormision, CA;=“Old Hormuz on the Continent” (ibid.). See
105.
159 _traman_: Creman, CA;=Kerman. See 153.
160 _usu_: Ussn, CA; “Husn Amarat? (see Edri., 1, 379 [this reference is
to P. A. Jaubert, Géographie d’Edrisi, traduite de l’arabe en français
(Recueil de voyages et de mémoires publié par la Société de Géographie,
Vols. 5 and 6, Paris, 1836-1840), i, 363, 390]) Any castle is Husn”
(ibid.);=Essina (Lelewel, ii, 55).
161 _cadome_(?): =?
162 _seros_: Serans, CA; Sustar, Piz.;=?Siraf (Yule, l.c.); Sustar,
Mediceo;=Shushtar (ibid.);=?“rivière Schirin” (Lelewel, l.c.).
163 ... _ch_ ... (?): =?
164 _chesi_: Chesi, CA;=Khuzistan (Yule, Cath., i, 308); shown as an
island on Piz.;=“Scheich”(?Sheikh Shu‘aib Island) (La R., i, 65).
VI. Mesopotamia and Syria
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