Indian Sea
- Modern name
- North Indian Ocean/Arabian Sea
- Coordinates
- 17.65, 66.03
- World Historical Gazetteer
- https://whgazetteer.org/places/portal/8364291
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.
The toponym Indian Sea appears in La Sfera in the following places:
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Map of the location P074
Variant spellings of Indian Sea in Sfera manuscripts
| Variant | Manuscripts |
|---|---|
| .M.a dindia | BL02 |
| [mare] dindia | Cs1 |
| [mare] i[n]do | Pal5 |
| [mare] indo | Fn6 |
| ARABIA | Pnc4 |
| Indo | Con3 |
| M. dINdIA | Chig2 |
| M[are] dindia | Morg |
| M[ARE] DINDIA E OCCEANO | Pnc5 |
| ma[r]e di[n]die | Con1 |
| Ma[re] dindia | Cors2 |
| MAR DINDIA | Laur3, Med3 |
| Mar dindia | He3, Parm2, To2, Tre |
| Mardindia | Marc1, Yale4 |
| Mare d[india?] | Pad1 |
| Mare de india | He1, Par4 |
| mare deindia | NB |
| Mare di[n]dia | Ashb6 |
| Mare dindia | Bos, MB, Pnc4, Ricc14, Urb1 |
| MARE DINDIA | BL01, Par3, Ricc12, Wie1 |
| mare dindia | Ashb4, Bal, Barb3, Borg, Con4, Laur5, Magl2, New, Pal8, Ricc6, Ricc8 |
| MAre dindia | Ricc9 |
| Mare dindia barbarico | Bos |
| mare indi[a]no overocceano | Par1 |
| Mare indie | Clas2 |
| Mare indo | Con3 |
| Mare indo[?] | Chig1 |
| OCCEANO overe mardin dia | Ricc13 |
| Occeano overo mare di[n]dia | Ricc11, Ro2 |
- Suggested citation
- Beneš, Carrie. “Indian Sea.” Gregorio Dati’s La sfera = The Globe: A Digital Edition, November 13, 2026. https://la-sfera-staging-a8db029690a6.herokuapp.com/toponyms/indian-sea/.