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Carpi

Ancient name
Calpas, Calpe
Modern name
Kerpe
Modern country
Turkey
Carpi is a port on the southern shore of the Black Sea, about 80 kilometers east of the Bosphorous. Campbell #1313; Gordeev 24.
Coordinates
41.16, 30.2
World Historical Gazetteer
https://whgazetteer.org/places/portal/8364253

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

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Map of the location P035

Variant spellings of Carpi in Sfera manuscripts

Variant Manuscripts
ca[...] NYPL3
capi Ro2
Capri Ricc6
car[...]pi Ro2
Carp[...] Cors2
carp[i] Pal6
Carpa Cap1, Marc2, NYPL2, Ricc17
carpa Bal, Ricc15
Carpi BL01, BL02, Barb3, Barb4, Chig1, Clas2, Con1, Con4, Fn9, Fo, He1, Morg, Par2, Par3, Parm2, Pnc4, Ricc14, Vat2, Vat3, Wie1
carpi Ashb3, Borg, He3, Magl2, Marc1, NB, New, Pnc3, Ricc1, Ricc11, Ricc12, Ricc13, Ricc8, Ricc9, Spe, Tre, Urb1
carpy Cs1, Laur3, Med2, Med3
Carpy Per2
cha[r]pi Pad1
chapra Fn6
Chapra Pal5
Char[?]i Med1
charpa Yale4
CHARPI Fn8
charpi Ashb7, Fn3, Med1, Pal8, Par1, Pnc5
Charpi Luc2
charpy Ricc13
co[r]pi[...] ME2
tarpa Laur5
Tarpi Par4
tarpi Tre
Suggested citation
Beneš, Carrie. “Carpi.” Gregorio Dati’s La sfera = The Globe: A Digital Edition, November 13, 2026. https://la-sfera-staging-a8db029690a6.herokuapp.com/toponyms/carpi/.