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Indian Sea

Modern name
North Indian Ocean/Arabian Sea
The term Indian Sea as used in La sfera encompasses the modern-day Arabian Sea and Indian Ocean, which were considered part of the Ocean Sea, as seen in the combination term mare indiano over'occeano (Indian or Ocean Sea). The toponym also occasionally stretches to include the Persian Gulf and/or Red Sea.
Coordinates
17.65, 66.03

The toponym Indian Sea appears in La Sfera in the following places:

03.17.04 03.25.03 03.27.01

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Map of the location P074

Variant spellings of Indian Sea in Sfera manuscripts

Variant Manuscripts
M[ARE] DINDIA E OCCEANO Pnc5
Mar dindia He3, Parm2, To2
MAR DINDIA Laur3
Mardindia Marc1, Yale4
Mare d[india?] Pad1
mare deindia NB
Mare dindia MB
mare dindia Ashb4, Bal, Laur5, Magl2, Pal8, Ricc8
MARE DINDIA Wie1
mare indi[a]no over occeano Par1
Mare indie Clas2
Suggested citation
Beneš, Carrie. “Indian Sea.” Gregorio Dati’s La sfera = The Globe: A Digital Edition, February 10, 2026. https://la-sfera-staging-a8db029690a6.herokuapp.com/toponyms/indian-sea/.