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