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Mauretania

Ancient name
Mauretania
Modern country
N/Q
Mauretania, an ancient name for the Maghreb (northern Morocco and Algeria), appears on only one Sfera map (Bos), probably as an addition from the Ptolemaic map tradition.
Coordinates
33.95, -3.56
This toponym does not appear in the poem, only on the maps accompanying it.
Map of the location M064

Variant spellings of Mauretania in Sfera manuscripts

Variant Manuscripts
mauritania Bos
Suggested citation
Beneš, Carrie. “Mauretania.” Gregorio Dati’s La sfera = The Globe: A Digital Edition, February 11, 2026. https://la-sfera-staging-a8db029690a6.herokuapp.com/toponyms/mauritania/.