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
393 A river rising SW of the Atlas Mountains and entering the western
Mediterranean is shown on many fourteenth and fifteenth century maps. On
CA, instead of rising in a lake with three tributaries, as Leardo
represents it, the river encircles the city of Sigilmessa (=Tissimi, in
oasis of Tafilet, Miller, Arab., 177), where it is entered by four
tributaries from the south; a branch is also shown entering the
Atlantic. On CE the river corresponds essentially to that of CA, except
that the branch to the Atlantic has been made the main stream and the
arm leading to the Mediterranean has been separated from that sea and
converted into a doubled-channeled tributary of the main stream.
Edifices
(A) On or Near the Mediterranean Coast
394, 395 Illeg.
396 _africa_(?): The Roman Province of Africa (Tunisia), Ptol. (IV, 3
(FA13)).
397 _tunixi_: =Tunis (Kret., Port., 679).
398 _bona_: =Bône (ibid., 680).
399 _se ..._(?): Septa of Portolan charts;=Ceuta (ibid., 683).
(B) Interior, Along Northern Base of Mountain Range
400 Illeg.
401 _bizesta_(?): ?Bichest, CA;=?Biskra.
402, 403 Illeg.
Place Names
(A) On Mediterranean Coast
404 _lucha_: =“A place near Cape Lukka” or Ras el-Melh (Kret., Port.,
675).
405 _c. bonand|rea_: Cape Bonandrea of Portolan charts;=Ras el-Hillil
(ibid.).
406 Illeg.
407 _bnicho_(?): Bernicho of Portolan charts;=anct. Berenice, mod.
Benghazi (ibid., 676).
408 Illeg.
409 _licodia_: =Ras el-Omja (ibid.).
410 _siden_: ?Sidra, CA;=island of Abu Sheifa (Bu Sceifa of Italian
maps) (ibid.).
411 _casero sensor_: =Sensur (ibid., 677).
412 _rasimabaxi_: =Ras el-Makhbez (ibid.).
413 _stora_: =Stora (ibid., 680).
414 _ancol_: =Collo (ibid.).
415 _zizeri_: =Jijeli (ibid.).
416 _buzia_: =Bougie (ibid., 681).
417 _titelis_: =Cape Tedless (ibid.).
418 _arzeia_: =Arzeu (ibid., 682).
419 _or.m_(?): =Oran (ibid.).
420 _serem_: =?River Senam (ibid.).
421 _om.e_(?): =Honain, Cape Noe (ibid.).
422 _milela_: =Mellila (ibid., 683).
423 _larandie_: Larcudia of the Portolan charts (ibid.);=?
424 _molc|mar_(?): Molcemar of Portolan charts;=Alhucemas Islands
(ibid.).
(B) Interior of Morocco
425 _manosa_: ?Manora of Portolan charts;=Mehedia (Kret., Port., 684).
426 _mosa_: ?Messa of Portolan charts;=?Massa (ibid., 685).
427 _maran_: =?
428 _zemar_: Zamor of Portolan charts;=Azammur (ibid., 684).
(C) Coast of Morocco
429 _ninfe_: Niffe of Portolan charts;=Casablanca (ibid.).
430 _sofin_: =Safi (ibid.).
XV. Black and Mediterranean Seas
Names of Seas
431 [Mare] _mauro_(?): Unnamed on CA and CE;=Black Sea.
432 [Mare] _de adriano_: =Adriatic Sea.
433 _Mare Me_[diterr]_ano_.
434 _Mare de Leone_: =Gulf of Lions.
Islands
435 _Cip_[ro]: =Cyprus.
436 _rodo_: =Rhodes.
437 _sio_: =Chios (Kret., Port., 660).
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