© Andrea Hicks 2001
I am very grateful to Joshua Mittleman for his help.
I have sought a list of period place-names for Italy. When I found Mercator's map of Italy, I was very excited and set to work. Some names have their modern equivalent, others I couldn't find on a modern map. Although the scribe was incredible, I still had difficulty with letters that looked alike: t and c, d and cl, u and n, m and ni, ui and iu, etc.
The place-names of Sardinia, Sicily, Italy, and the surrounding islands, waters etc., were taken from a facsimile of the 1554 map of Italia by the explorer Gerardus Mercator, 1512 - 1594 for the King of France. The maps are now in the British Museum. My copy of 'Italia' was obtained from Walking Tree Press, 1998.
Each country has it's own color so Istria has been included. There were no definite regional boundaries within Italia on the map. I have done my best to place the towns and cities in the appropriate region. Some areas of the map were faded, or on a fold, so some letters may be incorrect. Any mistakes are my own (or Mercator's).
The slash represents an accent over the previous letter; a colon represents a bar or tilde over the previous letter, unless stated in the notes. ( " ) represents two dots over the previous letter. The asterisk at the end of the place-name denotes a long 's' used by the scribe within the place-name. All punctuation or lack there of is identical to the map.
The word <fiume>, river, occurs once or twice, and <fiu> occurs numerous times. It is my assumption that <fiu> is an abbreviation of <fiume>. <Ins>, insula or island, occurs also.
| Seas and Oceans | |
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| Baleari cum mare | |
| Ionium siue* Auso nium mare | |
| Mare Adriaticum siue*Superum | |
| Mare Africum | |
| Mare Gallicum | |
| Mare Ligusticum * | |
| Mare Tyrrhenum, Thus cum, siue* Infernum | |
| Sardoun mare | |
| Siculum mare | |
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| Abruzzo | |
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Place-name |
Type of Place & Notes |
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| Acina | Town/City; Possibly Atina |
| Adria | Town/City; Possibly modern Atri |
| Amiternum | Town/City |
| Capistranü* | Town/City |
| Cepan | Town/City |
| Columella | Town/City |
| Lancianum | Town/City; Possibly modern Lanciano |
| Lucus | Town/City |
| Motruli | Town/City |
| Orcona | Town/City; Could be modern Ortona |
| Orsogno * | Town/City |
| Penne | Town/City; Modern Penne |
| Peschera * oppi & fiu | Town/City; Modern Pescara town and river. |
| Populi | Town/City; Possibly modern Popoli |
| Sulmo | Town/City |
| Theate | Town/City |
| Tordino fiu | River |
| Torino fiu | River |
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| Basilicata | |
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Place-name |
Type of Place & Notes |
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| Alrauilla | Town/City |
| Auleta | Town/City |
| C Paliuro | Cape |
| Casalnouo * | Town/City |
| Castelabbate * | Town/City |
| Castelbuzo | Town/City |
| Castellanera * | Town/City |
| Cocco fiu | River |
| Contuzzo | Town/City |
| Grauina | Town/City |
| Leusua * ins * n Luoso* | Island |
| m Pelosa | Mountain? |
| Marano | Town/City |
| Matera | Town/City |
| Motula | Town/City |
| Potenza | Town/City |
| Rogiano | Town/City |
| Scabioso | Town/City |
| Sele fiu Peste * | Town/City |
| Sere | Town/City |
| Sirenussarum * prom n Capo Pisciota* | Cape and Promontory |
| Valastra * | Town/City |
| Vietre | Town/City |
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| Calabria | |
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Place-name |
Type of Place & Notes |
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| Acri | Town/City |
| Alesso* fiu S. Ioanne | Town/City |
| Aspromonte * | Town/City |
| Bagnaro | Town/City |
| Beluedere | Town/City |
| Besignaco * | Town/City |
| Bianco | Town/City |
| Bursano * olim Brutium | Town/City |
| C batican | Cape |
| C. de Bursano * | Cape |
| C. de colonne | Cape |
| C. de Scillo | Cape |
| C. fuaro | Cape |
| Calama | Town/City |
| Calpizato | Town/City |
| Camarda | Town/City |
| Cãrazaro | Town/City |
| Cariati | Town/City |
| Castello * | Town/City |
| Castello * fredo | Town/City |
| Castivetere * | Town/City; Could be -cere or -tere. |
| Cetraro | Town/City |
| Cirilo | Town/City |
| Colõna | Town/City |
| Cosenza * | Town/City |
| Crotone | Town/City |
| Garara | Town/City |
| Gioia | Town/City |
| Iapiziro | Town/City |
| Isolo * | Town/City |
| Lapesana | Town/City |
| Larocha | Town/City |
| Lerose * | Town/City |
| Locri | Town/City |
| Lopizo | Town/City |
| Mago | Town/City |
| Manchia | Town/City; 'c' could be 't' |
| Nicastro * | Town/City |
| Nicotro | Town/City |
| Opido | Town/City |
| Palma | Town/City |
| Paula | Town/City |
| Policor | Town/City |
| Resano * | Town/City |
| Rhezo | Town/City |
| Rocella | Town/City |
| Roseto * | Town/City |
| S Marco | Town/City |
| S. Blasio * | Town/City |
| S. Euphemia | Town/City |
| Sabaris vestigia* | Town/City |
| Scalca | Town/City |
| Scierma | Town/City |
| Scylaticus sinus* | Unknown |
| Scylazo | Town/City |
| Strongoli | Town/City |
| Tauerna | Town/City; Probably modern Averna |
| Trebesaio | Town/City |
| Triontus fiu | River |
| Turpia | Town/City |
| Vibona | Town/City |
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| Campania | |
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Place-name |
Type of Place & Notes |
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| Aquino | Town/City |
| Benafri | Town/City |
| Benasri * | Town/City; Could be Benafri |
| Beneunuto | Town/City |
| Bouino | Town/City |
| C Minerua | Town/City |
| Calirre | Town/City |
| Calui | Town/City; Calvi |
| Campanario | Town/City |
| Campobaffo | Town/City |
| Campobasso * | Town/City |
| Capri ins * | Island |
| Capua | Town/City |
| Capua | Town/City |
| Casino * | Town/City; Modern Cassino |
| Castel * a mar | Town/City |
| Crepacor | Town/City |
| Eulo | Town/City |
| Gualsto * | Town/City |
| Guardia alferi | Town/City |
| Gurigliano fiu | River |
| Malfi | Town/City |
| Mötraone | Town/City |
| Nonciaca | Town/City |
| Nuceria | Town/City |
| Pozolo | Island? |
| Racinú | Town/City |
| Rarinú | Town/City |
| Salerno | Town/City |
| Sanguino | Town/City |
| Sarnofi | Town/City |
| Sepino | Town/City |
| Serni | Town/City; Serm? |
| Serra capriola | Town/City |
| Sessa * | Town/City; Modern Sessa |
| Surento | Town/City |
| Telese * | Town/City |
| Termole | Town/City |
| Tisernus fi | Unknown |
| Trigno | Town/City |
| Trigno olim Tinius fi | Unkown |
| Vulturno fi Cume | Town/City |
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| D. di Spoletto | |
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Place-name |
Type of Place & Notes |
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| Anguilara | Town/City |
| Capalbio | Town/City |
| Castello * | Town/City; Modern Castello |
| Ceri | Town/City |
| Ciuita | Town/City; Possibly modern Civita Castellana |
| Corneto | Town/City |
| Cunta uedna | Town/City |
| Fuligno | Town/City; Probably modern Foligne |
| Gilio | Island; Modern Isoa del Giglio |
| Gulaso | Town/City; Modern Gualdo |
| Lamëtana | Town/City |
| M real | Town/City |
| M. Alto | Town/City |
| Martu fiu | River |
| Monte argentaro | Island |
| Nuceria | Town/City |
| Nursia | Town/City; Probably modern Norcia |
| Otricula | Town/City; First letter an 'O' or 'C' |
| Pereta ? | Town/City; Not sure of spelling |
| Perusia | Town/City; Probably modern Perugia |
| Pieue | Town/City |
| Porto Hercole | Town/City |
| Reace | Town/City; Possibly modern Rieti |
| S Fiore | Town/City |
| S Seuern | Town/City |
| Schisinum * | Town/City |
| Spoleti | Town/City; Probably modern Poleto |
| Sutri | Town/City |
| Telemone | Town/City |
| Terni | Town/City; Modern Terni |
| Todi | Town/City; Modern Todi |
| Tripontiü | Town/City |
| Viterbo | Town/City; Modern Viterbo |
| Voljena | Town/City |
| Zanara | Island |
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| Friuli | |
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Place-name |
Type of Place & Notes |
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| Aqialegia | Town/City |
| Baza | Town/City |
| Caorle Ins: | Island |
| Chiara | Town/City |
| Concordia | Town/City |
| Giemona | Town/City; Possibly modern Gemona del Friuli |
| Goritia | Town/City |
| Juliac??nico | Town/City |
| Liuenza fiu | River |
| Plet | Town/City |
| Ponteba | Town/City |
| S Mauro | Town/City |
| Timauus fons | Town/City |
| Tolmezo | Town/City; Modern Tolmezzo |
| Valuassor * | Town/City |
| Vdene | Town/City; Modern Undine |
| Vipao | Town/City |
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| Istria | |
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Place-name |
Type of Place & Notes |
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| Arvé | Town/City; On an unnamed island in Quarner sinus * |
| Choslac * | Town/City |
| Costoa * | Town/City |
| Draga | Town/City |
| Fiume | Town/City |
| Justuiopolis * | Town/City |
| Montona | Town/City |
| Muia | Town/City |
| Osero * | Town/City; On an unnamed island in Quarner sinus * |
| Parenzo | Town/City |
| Pola | Town/City; Modern Pula |
| Ronigno | Town/City |
| Serso * | Town/City; On an unnamed island in Quarner sinus * |
| Vela | Town/City; On an unnamed island in Quarner sinus * |
| Vinago | Town/City |
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| Latium | |
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Place-name |
Type of Place & Notes |
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| Anangia | Town/City |
| Anza | Town/City; Possibly modern Anzio |
| Aperno | Town/City |
| Aque foetide | Town/City; The final 'e' on each word has a cedilla. |
| Ardea | Town/City |
| Astura * | Town/City |
| Castellutza * | Town/City |
| Ceparnú | Town/City |
| Fiorëtino | Town/City |
| Fracta | Town/City |
| Fundi | Town/City; Modern Fondi |
| Gaieta | Town/City; Modern Gaeta |
| Isola * | Town/City |
| Möte Farzeli olim Circeius m | Unknown |
| Ostia * | Town/City |
| Phormię | Town/City; 'e' has a cedilla |
| Piperno | Town/City |
| Preneste * | Town/City |
| Roma | Town/City |
| S Germano | Town/City |
| Sera | Town/City |
| Sermineta | Town/City |
| Spelunca | Town/City |
| Sublaco | Town/City; Modern Sublaco |
| Taracoso * | Town/City |
| Terracine | Town/City; Modern Terracina |
| Tiboli | Town/City; Modern Tivoli |
| Volter | Town/City |
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| Liguria | |
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Place-name |
Type of Place & Notes |
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| Albisota * | Town/City |
| Andura | Town/City |
| Arbenga | Town/City; Possibly modern Albenga |
| Bonzolo | Town/City |
| Castinous * | Town/City; 'i' is questionable |
| Chiuari | Town/City |
| Clue foni | Unknown |
| Feun | Town/City |
| Finale | Town/City |
| Finiza | Town/City; Possibly modern Fivizzano |
| Galo?ic | Town/City; 5th letter unknown |
| Genua | Town/City; Modern Genova |
| Lisano * | Town/City |
| Luca | Town/City; Modern Lucca |
| Macra Fi | Town/City |
| Milion | Town/City; 2nd 'i' could be another letter |
| Monaco | Town/City; Modern Monaco. It looks like it is in Liguria. |
| Monigha | Town/City |
| Noli | Town/City |
| Pistoia * | Town/City; Modern Pistoia |
| Pontremuli | Town/City; Modern Pontremoli |
| Porto fino | Port |
| Porto Mauris | Port |
| Porto Veuere | Port; 'u' could be another letter,2nd 'e' could be 'n' |
| Portus Lüne | Port; The ü is not a bar or tilde. |
| Recho | Town/City |
| Sauona | Town/City; Modern Savona |
| Serexana | Town/City; First 'e' questionable |
| Sextri | Town/City |
| Specia | Town/City; Modern La Spezia |
| Sperchio fiu | River |
| Torilia | Town/City |
| Vai | Town/City |
| Verazo | Town/City |
| XX iniglia | Town/City |
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| Lombardia | |
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Place-name |
Type of Place & Notes |
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| Aigui | Town/City |
| Aosta * | Town/City; Modern Aosta |
| Arana | Town/City |
| Ayatzo | Town/City |
| Barda | Town/City |
| Bella zona | Town/City; Modern Bellazona in Switz. |
| Berga | Town/City; Possibly modern Borgo |
| Biella | Town/City; Modern Biella |
| Binasaro * | Town/City |
| Bormium | Town/City |
| Bozolengo | Town/City |
| Brixia | Town/City |
| Broho | Town/City |
| Bronzo | Town/City |
| Buffalora | Town/City |
| Canobio | Town/City |
| Caruesede * | Town/City |
| Casalmaior * | Town/City |
| Casalsanas * | Town/City |
| Casan * | Town/City |
| Chrem | Town/City |
| Clauenna | Town/City |
| Como | Town/City; Modern Como |
| Cortemilia | Town/City; Modern Cortemilia |
| Cremona | Town/City; Modern Cremona |
| Crenola | Town/City |
| Dona fiu | River |
| Fiorenzo | Town/City |
| Garda | Town/City; Possibly Densanzano del Garda |
| Gera | Town/City |
| Hos?ia * | Town/City; On a fold |
| Incsa * | Town/City |
| Inurea | Town/City |
| Isoleta * | Town/City |
| Lemasone * | Town/City |
| Lodi | Town/City; Modern Lodi |
| Madia | Town/City |
| Mantua | Town/City; On a map fold. Probably modern Mantova |
| Masox | Town/City |
| Milan | Town/City; Modern Milano |
| Monza | Town/City; Modern Monza |
| n Po fiu | River; North Po river? |
| Noasca * | Town/City; Not sure of 'c' |
| Nouara | Town/City; Modern Novara |
| Ors | Town/City |
| Padus | Town/City |
| Palenza | Town/City |
| Pauia | Town/City; Modern Pavia |
| Peschera * | Town/City |
| Placenza | Town/City |
| Pontogio | Town/City |
| Rachouero | Town/City |
| Romagna | Town/City |
| S Martino | Town/City |
| Sancia | Town/City; 'c' could be 't' |
| Serauiale | Town/City; Probably modern Serra Valle |
| Sexto | Town/City |
| Stradello | Town/City |
| Susa * | Town/City; Modern Susa |
| Tortona | Town/City; Modern Tortona |
| Treis | Town/City |
| Turboh | Town/City |
| Valenza | Town/City |
| Vercelli | Town/City; Modern Vercelli |
| Vogera | Town/City; Modern Voghera |
| Yrnis | Town/City |
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| M Dancno | |
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Place-name |
Type of Place & Notes |
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| Ancona | Town/City; Modern Ancona |
| Ascoli * | Town/City |
| Caghe | Town/City |
| Camerino | Town/City |
| Chientus fiu | River |
| Ciuita noua | Town/City; Probably modern Civitanova Marche |
| Fabriano | Town/City; Modern Fabriano |
| Fano | Town/City; Modern Fano |
| Firmana | Town/City; Probably modern Fermo |
| Fosambruno * | Town/City; Probably modern Fossombrone |
| Jesia * | Town/City; Probably modern Jesi |
| Macerata | Town/City; Modern Macerata |
| Osino * | Town/City; Possibly modern Osimo |
| Pesaro * | Town/City; Modern Pesaro |
| Potentia | Town/City |
| Prolog | Town/City; Could be an 'r' |
| Senegalia | Town/City; Probably Senigallia |
| Serauale | Town/City |
| Seuerino | Town/City; Probably modern Severino Marche |
| Solia Fiume | River |
| Teranium | Town/City |
| Toletino | Town/City |
| Vrbino | Town/City; Modern Urbino |
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| M. Treuisana | |
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Place-name |
Type of Place & Notes |
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| Belun | Town/City; Possibly modern Belluno |
| Brixello | Town/City |
| Cadurbrio | Town/City |
| Citadda | Town/City |
| Coneian | Town/City |
| Feltre | Town/City |
| Garona | Town/City |
| Gonia | Town/City |
| Gorgeto | Town/City; On a fold. Probably 'G' |
| Lignago | Town/City |
| M real | Town/City |
| Möce lefe | Town/City |
| Molta | Town/City |
| Passauia * | Town/City |
| Perauolo | Town/City |
| Piaue fiu | River |
| Scala | Town/City |
| Tel: uaia | Town/City; The colon appears on the map; it does not represent a bar over the 'l' |
| Treiaso * | Town/City |
| Venetia | Town/City; Modern Venezia |
| Verona | Town/City; Modern Verona |
| Vicëza | Town/City |
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| Piamonte | |
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Place-name |
Type of Place & Notes |
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| Aexandria | Town/City; Modern Alessandria |
| Alba | Town/City; Modern Alba |
| Argëtti | Town/City; Possibly modern Argentera |
| Aste * | Town/City; Modern Asti |
| Canio | Town/City; Possibly modern Cuneo |
| Chier | Town/City; Probably modern Chieri |
| Ciuas | Town/City |
| Cremangnola | Town/City |
| Ergnagna | Town/City |
| Fossano | Town/City; Modern Fossano |
| Mond?? | Town/City; On a map fold |
| Nole | Town/City |
| Pauina | Town/City; ' I 'and ' n ' unclear |
| Peirosa * | Town/City; Probably modern Perosa Argentia |
| Ponzono | Town/City |
| Salnze | Town/City |
| Trino | Town/City |
| Turin | Town/City; Modern Torino (Turin) |
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| Puglia | |
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Place-name |
Type of Place & Notes |
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| Anaso * | Town/City |
| Ascoli * | Town/City |
| Barlera | Town/City |
| Barri | Town/City |
| Bestia * | Town/City |
| Bitonto | Town/City; Could be Bironto |
| Cana | Town/City |
| Canosa * | Town/City |
| Castel * de monre | Town/City |
| Couersano * | Town/City |
| Fortor | Town/City |
| Giuuenazzo | Town/City |
| Machia | Town/City |
| Monopoli | Town/City |
| Pons Aufidi | Town/City |
| Pulignano | Town/City |
| Roda | Town/City |
| Rubo | Town/City |
| S Angelo | Town/City |
| S Felize | Town/City |
| S Seuero | Town/City |
| Salapia | Town/City |
| Sarpi | Town/City |
| Sipanto | Town/City |
| Trani | Town/City |
| Treminiti | Island(s)? |
| Venosa * | Town/City |
| Vestize | Town/City |
| Villa noua | Town/City |
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| Romagna | |
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Place-name |
Type of Place & Notes |
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| Adrea | Town/City; Modern Adria |
| Ahrädula | Town/City |
| Borze | Town/City |
| Brondolo | Town/City |
| Catholica | Town/City; Modern Cattolica |
| Cauacore | Town/City |
| Cesena * | Town/City; Modern Cesena |
| Chioza | Town/City |
| Comachia Premero | Island; Modern Comacchio. Island in a delta |
| Concordia | Town/City |
| Ferraria | Town/City; Modern Ferrara |
| Figarolo | Town/City |
| Florenzola | Town/City; Modern Firenzuola |
| Forli | Town/City; Modern Forli |
| Fornase * | Island; Possibly a delta island |
| Goro | Island; Small island in P. delaba |
| Imola | Town/City |
| Lugana | Town/City |
| Modena | Town/City |
| Osols * | Town/City; final 's' could be 'I' |
| P.delaba | Port |
| Padua | Town/City; Probably modern Padova |
| Parma | Town/City; Modern Parma |
| Rauvenna | Town/City; Modern Ravenna |
| Rimano | Town/City; Probably modern Rimini |
| Tobrio | Town/City |
| Volane | Island; Possibly a delta island |
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| Sardinia | |
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Place-name |
Type of Place & Notes |
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| Aq: freda | Town/City |
| Aquilastro * | Town/City |
| Arca sancta * | Town/City; 'c' could be 'e' |
| Archaena | Town/City; Modern Arza chena |
| Ardena | Town/City |
| Argentera | Island ? |
| Arzer | Town/City |
| Baronela | Town/City |
| Breso * | Town/City |
| Budelo | Town/City |
| Callari | Town/City; Modern Cagliari |
| Carbonare | Town/City |
| Castel Ianque | Town/City |
| Castelaurie | Town/City |
| Castelferhm * | Town/City |
| Collango | Town/City |
| Coltelazo | Island |
| Decemo | Town/City |
| Faua | Town/City |
| Girupala | Town/City; 'u' could be an 'n', but looks more like 'u' |
| Guipí | Town/City |
| Ileua | Town/City |
| Lareguer | Town/City |
| Lenti | Town/City |
| Lilarabe | Town/City |
| Linayre | Island; Letters are somewhat faded |
| Lossa * | Island ? |
| M noue | Town/City |
| M real | Town/City |
| m Conan | Town/City |
| M forte | Town/City |
| m Leon | Town/City |
| Mamila | Town/City |
| Mara | Town/City |
| Marasso * | Town/City |
| Masarga * | Town/City |
| Maxandecra | Town/City |
| Maxanderra | Town/City |
| Montagno | Town/City |
| Monte sancto * | Cape |
| Napoli porto | Town/City |
| Noraxio | Town/City |
| Orexia | Town/City |
| Osolo * | Town/City; Probably modern Osilo |
| Penes | Unknown |
| Pisaneo * | Town/City |
| Posata * | Town/City; Modern Posada |
| Puagre | Town/City |
| Quirutaruy | Town/City |
| Rosa * | Island |
| S. Autoli | Town/City |
| S. Lucia | Town/City |
| S. Marco | Island |
| S. Petro | Island; Modern San Pietro |
| S. Repara | Town/City |
| Salme | Town/City |
| Sanguino | Town/City |
| Sarach | Town/City |
| Sasari * | Town/City |
| Serpentera | Island |
| Sols | Island; Possibly modern Sant' Antioco |
| Sora | Town/City |
| Soso * | Town/City |
| Taulara | Island |
| Tera noua | Town/City |
| Tolar | Town/City; Possibly modern Teulada |
| Toro | Island |
| Tortohm | Town/City |
| Tortolim | Town/City; Probably modern Tortoli |
| Vaca | Island |
| Villa pezi | Town/City |
| Villapetres | Town/City |
| Vleho | Town/City |
| Vristan * | Town/City |
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| Sicilia | |
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Place-name |
Type of Place & Notes |
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| Augusta * | Town/City; Modern Augusta |
| Bendicari | Island |
| Butero | Town/City; Modern Butera |
| C. alua | Cape |
| C. bianco | Cape |
| C. bongerbino | Cape |
| C. di gallo | Cape |
| Calatagirone | Town/City; Modern Caltgirone |
| Caltafimi | Town/City |
| Camarana | Town/City |
| Capizzi | Town/City |
| Caronia | Town/City |
| Casrre * Ioanni | Town/City |
| Castro * a mar | Island |
| Castro Sciso * | Town/City |
| Catania | Town/City |
| Chuisa * | Town/City |
| Cisulu * olun Cephaloedis* | Town/City |
| Didyma n Panaria | Island; Probably modern Isolta Panarea |
| Enna | Town/City |
| Ericusa * n Alicur | Island; Possibly modern Isolta Alicudi |
| Euonyma | Island |
| Faro | Town/City |
| Fauiliana | Island |
| Gergenti ol: Agregentum | Town/City ? |
| Hicesia n Lisalini * | Island |
| Isola de la magnesi* | Island? |
| La ferra | Town/City |
| Labruca | Town/City |
| Lascaleta * | Town/City |
| Leocata | Town/City; Possibly modern Licata |
| Leontini | Town/City; Probably modern Lantini |
| Leuenzio | Island |
| Lilybeum prom | Promintory, headland |
| Lipari | Island; Modern Isolta Lipari |
| Lo Mazarino | Town/City |
| Lomuxaro | Town/City |
| Longhina | Island |
| Lotydaro | Town/City |
| M. Gibeilo | Mountain |
| Maretamo | Island |
| Marsala * | Town/City; Probably modern Marsala |
| Mazara tre fontane | Town/City |
| Messana * | Town/City; Modern Messina |
| Modica | Town/City; Modern Modica |
| Moeta | Town/City; Possibly Motta, difficult to read |
| Mondello | Town/City |
| Muntichiaro | Town/City; Possibly modern Palma di Montechiaro |
| Musumeni * | Town/City; very difficult to read |
| Mylazzo | Town/City; Modern Milazzo |
| Noto | Town/City |
| Orlando | Town/City |
| Pachinum prom | Promintory, headland |
| Palermo | Town/City; Modern Palermo |
| Partana | Town/City |
| Paterno | Town/City; Modern Paterrno |
| Patti | Town/City |
| Pelorum prom | Promintory, headland |
| Petra preccia | Town/City; 'Petra' difficult to read |
| Petralia | Town/City |
| Phoenicusa* n Felicur | Island; Possibly modern Isolta Filicudi |
| Plazza | Town/City |
| Prizzi | Town/City |
| Rachalbuto | Town/City |
| Rachalniuco | Town/City |
| Ragusa * | Town/City; Modern Ragusa |
| Randaz | Town/City |
| Sclafam | Town/City |
| Siculiana | Town/City |
| Sinagra | Town/City |
| Strongila n Strochilo | Island; Possibly modern Isolta Stromboli |
| Syracusae * | Town/City; Modern Syracuse |
| Taormina olim Tauromenium | Town/City; Possibly modern Taormina |
| Termini | Town/City |
| Torreorice | Town/City; 'orice' diffucult to read. Possibly modern Tortori |
| Traina | Town/City; Probably modern Troina |
| Trapani | Town/City |
| Tusu * | Town/City; Difficult to read |
| Val de Mazara | Valley |
| Val de Mona | Valley |
| Val de Noto | Valley |
| Vstica * | Island; Probably modern Isolta di Ustica |
| Vulcano | Island; Modern Isolta Vulcano |
| vulgo capo Pasera* | Cape |
| Xaca | Town/City |
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| Alista * | Town/City |
| Brindeze | Town/City; Final letter looks to be an 'e'. |
| C. de S. Maria olim Iapygium | Cape |
| C. di pah | Cape; Could be C. di pali |
| Celgha | Town/City |
| Cesarta * | Town/City |
| Cortrosiano * | Town/City |
| Galiano | Town/City |
| Galipoli Achotri ins.* | Island; Off the coast |
| Grotaglia | Town/City |
| Leze | Town/City |
| Oira | Town/City |
| Otronto | Town/City |
| Petrola | Town/City |
| Roca | Town/City |
| S Cataldo | Town/City |
| Salentinum prom | Promintory, headland |
| Taranto | Town/City |
| Terra de caualo | Town/City |
| Volire | Town/City |
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| Bolzan | Town/City |
| Brixen | Town/City |
| Brunec | Town/City |
| Chiusa * | Town/City |
| Ghire??z | Town/City; On a fold |
| Ltenis | Town/City; ' t ' could be another letter |
| Mara ? | Town/City; On a fold. Possibly modern Merano |
| Niderdol | Town/City |
| O??do | Town/City; On a fold |
| Tippen | Town/City; Probably 'N'; partially covered by ink |
| Velinsberg * | Town/City; Or Vehnsburg |
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| Arezo | Town/City; Modern Arezzo |
| Arno fiu | River; Modern Arno river |
| Asciano * | Town/City; Difficult to read. Probably modern Asciano. |
| Bibiena | Town/City |
| Borgo | Town/City |
| Casciglioni * | Town/City |
| Cortona | Town/City; Modern Cortona |
| Diecamano | Town/City |
| Empoli | Town/City; Modern Empoli |
| Eugutio | Town/City |
| Fiesola * | Town/City; Possibly another spelling |
| Florenza | Town/City; Modern Firenze (Florence) |
| Gorgona | Island |
| Groseto * | Town/City; Modern Grosseto |
| Lari | Town/City; On a fold in map. |
| Liuorno | Town/City |
| Lucignano | Town/City |
| M Fulchiano | Mountain; Modern Montefalchion |
| Massa * | Town/City; Possibly modern Massa Marittima |
| Meloriao | Island |
| mmassi * | Town/City |
| Möte Varchi | Town/City |
| Ombrone fiu | River; Modern Ombrone river |
| Piombino | Town/City; Modern Piombino |
| Pisa * | Town/City; Modern Pisa |
| Ponte?n? | Town/City; Probably modern Pontedera, but unsure of spelling |
| Porto barto | Town/City |
| Prato | Town/City |
| S Geminiano | Town/City; modern San Gimignano |
| Scarparia | Town/City |
| Siena | Town/City; Modern Siena |
| Troia | Island; Unsure of spelling |
| Vada | Town/City |
| Voltera | Town/City; On a fold in map. Probably modern Volterra |
Mercator's 1554 map facsimile of Italia. Walking Tree Press, 1998. (541) 744-1773.
Readers Digest Atlas of The World, Joseph Gardner, editor. ISBN 0-89577-264-7, 1991
Cassell's Italian Dictionary, Macmillan Press. ed. P. Rebora, F. M Guerico, and A. L. Hayward, 1977. ISBN 0-02-522540-5.
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