Bacu
- Ancient name
- Baku
- Modern name
- Baku
- Modern country
- Azerbaijan
- Coordinates
- 40.4, 49.88
- World Historical Gazetteer
- https://whgazetteer.org/places/portal/8364239
Baku, now the capital of Azerbaijan, is located on a large peninsula poking out into the Caspian Sea. In Dati's day it was the capital of the kingdom of Shirvan in the Caucasus. On premodern maps, especially those with Italian vernacular influence, the Caspian Sea is often labeled the "Sea of Baku" after this city.
The toponym Bacu appears in La Sfera in the following places:
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Map of the location P021
- Suggested citation
- Beneš, Carrie. “Bacu.” Gregorio Dati’s La sfera = The Globe: A Digital Edition, November 13, 2026. https://la-sfera-staging-a8db029690a6.herokuapp.com/toponyms/bacu/.