Europe (continent)
- Modern name
- Europe
- Coordinates
- 49.38, 11.17
The toponym Europe appears mostly on the T-O maps in Book 3 of La sfera, which delineate the three known continents of the Old World (Europe, Asia, and Africa). The existence of toponym spellings beginning with both the traitional Greek-influenced EU (europa) and the more phonetic U (uropia) reflects the lack of standardization in spelling and pronunciation in medieval Italy.
The toponym Europe (continent) appears in La Sfera in the following places:
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Map of the location P058
Variant spellings of Europe (continent) in Sfera manuscripts
| Variant | Manuscripts |
|---|---|
| e[uropa] | Pad1 |
| Europa | Asf, Clas2, MB, ME2, NB, Parm2, Ricc15 |
| EUROPA | Fo, Luc2, Med1 |
| europa | Marc2, ME2, Pad1 |
| europi[...] | Par1 |
| europia | Ashb2, Laur3, Magl2, Marc1, Pal8, Pnc5 |
| Europia | Bal, Cap1, He2, He3, Per2, Ricc17, Yale4 |
| Europia. iafet:~ | Ashb7 |
| Europia. q[uam]. e. legiit Jafet:~ | Ashb7 |
| EVROPA | Laur5 |
| EVROPIA | Fn9, Marc1, Ricc8, Wie1 |
- Suggested citation
- Beneš, Carrie. “Europe (continent).” Gregorio Dati’s La sfera = The Globe: A Digital Edition, February 10, 2026. https://la-sfera-staging-a8db029690a6.herokuapp.com/toponyms/europe/.