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Ancona

Ancient name
Ancona
Modern name
Ancona
Modern country
Italy
Ancona is a port town on the eastern (Adriatic) coast of Italy. it one of only a few Italian cities mentioned in Dati's treatise. Campbell #706.
Coordinates
43.63, 13.51

The toponym Ancona appears in La Sfera in the following places:

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Map of the location P009

Variant spellings of Ancona in Sfera manuscripts

Variant Manuscripts
Suggested citation
Beneš, Carrie. “Ancona.” Gregorio Dati’s La sfera = The Globe: A Digital Edition, February 10, 2026. https://la-sfera-staging-a8db029690a6.herokuapp.com/toponyms/ancona/.