Ocean Sea
- Ancient name
- Oceanus
Europeans of this period believed that the three known continents of the Earth (Africa, Asia, and Europe) only covered about a third of the globe, and the other two-thirds was entirely water, a single sea to which they gave the name “Ocean”.
This toponym does not appear in the poem, only on the maps accompanying it.
Variant spellings of Ocean Sea in Sfera manuscripts
| Variant | Manuscripts |
|---|---|
| M[ARE] DINDIA E OCCEANO | Pnc5 |
| Ma[re] Occeano | Morg |
| mare indi[a]no over occeano | Par1 |
| Mare magiore | Luc2, Med1 |
| Mare occceano | Tre |
| MARE OCCEANO | Luc2, Med1 |
| Mccieano | Yale4 |
| Meo rano | He3 |
| OCCEANO | Con1, Con4, Cs1, Fn9, He2, Laur3, NB, Pnc4, Ricc12, To2 |
| Occeano | Ashb4, Clas2, Magl2, Marc1, Parm2 |
| occeano | Fo, Laur5 |
| Occiano | Bal |
| occieano | Fn12, Pal8, Ricc15 |
| OCCIEANO | Ricc8 |
| OCEANO | Cors2 |
- Suggested citation
- Beneš, Carrie. “Ocean Sea.” Gregorio Dati’s La sfera = The Globe: A Digital Edition, May 3, 2026. https://la-sfera-staging-a8db029690a6.herokuapp.com/toponyms/ocean-sea/.