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Angelo

Modern name
Tavşan Adası
Modern country
Turkey
A site along the coast of Asia Minor between Messi and Alto Luogo. It is one of a group that appears only in a single Sfera manuscript (Ashb7) with an unusual amount of detail along this coast. Angelo appears on four different maps in that manuscript. Campbell #1402; Hild 2.11.
Coordinates
36.76, 28.06
World Historical Gazetteer
https://whgazetteer.org/places/portal/8364159
This toponym does not appear in the poem, only on the maps accompanying it.
Map of the location M152

Variant spellings of Angelo in Sfera manuscripts

Variant Manuscripts
a[n]gello Ashb7
angello Ashb7
Suggested citation
Beneš, Carrie. “Angelo.” Gregorio Dati’s La sfera = The Globe: A Digital Edition, November 13, 2026. https://la-sfera-staging-a8db029690a6.herokuapp.com/toponyms/angelo/.