Lesmirre
- Ancient name
- Smyrna
- Modern name
- Izmir
- Modern country
- Turkey
- Coordinates
- 38.42, 27.14
- World Historical Gazetteer
- https://whgazetteer.org/places/portal/8364344
Lesmirre was the medieval name for ancient Smyrna (modern Izmir), along the western coast of Asia Minor between Alto Luogo to the south and Foia to the north, and facing the Aegean island of Chios at the end of its peninsula. The Le at the beginning of Le Smirre seems to have been understood as a medieval Italian article (plural 'the'), so it is often written with a space (le smirre) or without the article (smirre). Campbell #1383.
The toponym Lesmirre appears in La Sfera in the following places:
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Map of the location P132
Variant spellings of Lesmirre in Sfera manuscripts
| Variant | Manuscripts |
|---|---|
| [s]mirre | Par1 |
| lemirre | Fn6 |
| Lesmarre | Pnc5 |
| lesmiare | ME2 |
| lesmine | Urb1 |
| Lesmir[r]e | Cap1, Par2 |
| lesmir[r]e | Bal, Barb3, Ricc8 |
| lesmire | Con1, Fo, Pal6, Pnc3, Ro2 |
| Lesmire | Marc2, Per2, Vat3 |
| Lesmirem | Morg |
| Lesmirne | Fn12 |
| lesmirra | Fn9 |
| lesmirre | Barb4, Borg, Chig2, Con4, He2, He3, Laur5, Med1, Med2, NB, Pad1, Pal5, Pal8, Ricc11, Ricc12, Ricc15, Ricc9 |
| Lesmirre | BL01, BL02, Clas2, Cors2, Cs1, Fn8, Laur3, Luc2, Magl2, Marc1, Parm2, Ricc13, Ricc14, Ricc6, Yale4 |
| lesmitine | Ricc17 |
| lesmitre | NYPL2 |
| lesmyrne | New |
| losmirre | Spe |
| smire | Par4 |
| smirre | Tre |
- Suggested citation
- Beneš, Carrie. “Lesmirre.” Gregorio Dati’s La sfera = The Globe: A Digital Edition, November 13, 2026. https://la-sfera-staging-a8db029690a6.herokuapp.com/toponyms/lesmirre/.