Africa (continent)
- Modern name
- Africa
- Coordinates
- 29.34, 12.27
- World Historical Gazetteer
- https://whgazetteer.org/places/portal/8364220
The continent of Africa, which for Dati meant chiefly those parts north of the Sahara Desert. Note the difference between the continent of Africa and the city of Mahdia, known to Dati also as Africa.
The toponym Africa (continent) appears in La Sfera in the following places:
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Map of the location P002
Variant spellings of Africa (continent) in Sfera manuscripts
| Variant | Manuscripts |
|---|---|
| A[frica] | Pad1 |
| AFFRICA | BL01, Fo, Marc1, Ricc14, Ricc8, Ricc9, Vat2, Wie1 |
| affrica | Con3, He2, Spe |
| Affrica | Barb3, Con3, Con4, He1, MB, NB, Parm2, Pnc4 |
| AffricA | Ricc9 |
| AFFRICHA | Ashb6 |
| affricha | He3, Med2 |
| Affricha | Cap1, Tre |
| AFRICA | Ashb3, Chig2, Con4, Fn9, Laur5, Med3, NYPL1, Par3, Ricc11, Ricc6, Yale1 |
| africa | Ashb2, Barb4, Marc1, Marc2, Med2, Pal5, Ricc11, Ro2, Urb1 |
| Africa | Asf, BL02, Clas2, Con1, Cs1, ME2, Morg, Pad1, Ricc12, Ricc13, Ricc6 |
| Africha | Bal, Borg, Bos, Chig1, Con3, Fn6, Magl2, Pal5, Par4, Per2, Pnc3, Ricc13, Ricc15, Ricc17, Yale4 |
| AFRICHA | Bos, Fn12, Fn8, Med1 |
| AFRIcha | Fn8 |
| africha | Cors2, Fn3, Fn6, Laur3, ME2, Pal5, Pal6, Pal8 |
| AFRIChA | Luc2 |
| Africha :~ C[h]am | Ashb7 |
| Africha. q[uam]. e. legiit cham:~ | Ashb7 |
| Afriha | Pnc5 |
| Aphrica | New |
- Suggested citation
- Beneš, Carrie. “Africa (continent).” Gregorio Dati’s La sfera = The Globe: A Digital Edition, November 13, 2026. https://la-sfera-staging-a8db029690a6.herokuapp.com/toponyms/africa-continent/.