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Copa

Modern name
Temryuk
Modern country
Russia
The city of Copa was a major Genoese-controlled Black Sea port in the later Middle Ages. Located on the Sea of Tana (now the Sea of Azov) just to the east of the Kerch Strait, it was within easy travel distance of both Caffa and Tana. Campbell #1201; Gordeev 213.
Coordinates
45.27, 37.37
This toponym does not appear in the poem, only on the maps accompanying it.
Map of the location M082

Variant spellings of Copa in Sfera manuscripts

Variant Manuscripts
.C. COPA Ricc6
Caffa MB
capa Pnc5
CHAPO CITTA Fn8
chapoa ME2
chopa Laur5
chopa citta Par1
Ciopa Parm2
cop Yale4
Copa Cap1, Clas2, Fn9, Marc1, Par2, Per2, Ricc17
copa Bal, Laur3, Magl2, Magl4, Ricc15
copA Ricc9
COPA CITA Ashb3
COPA CITTA Wie1
Copa Citta MB
Copha Fo
Copia Vat2
Coppa Pal5
coppa Ricc12
topa Ricc8
Suggested citation
Beneš, Carrie. “Copa.” Gregorio Dati’s La sfera = The Globe: A Digital Edition, February 10, 2026. https://la-sfera-staging-a8db029690a6.herokuapp.com/toponyms/copa/.