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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”.
Coordinates
56.0026997, 2.8144673
World Historical Gazetteer
https://whgazetteer.org/places/portal/8364378
This toponym does not appear in the poem, only on the maps accompanying it.
Map of the location P168

Variant spellings of Ocean Sea in Sfera manuscripts

Variant Manuscripts
M[ARE] DINDIA E OCCEANO Pnc5
M[ARE] OCCIEANO Chig2
Ma[re] Occeano Morg
Ma[re] OCEANO BL02
mare indi[a]no over occeano Par1
Mare magiore Luc2, Med1
MARE MAGNUM Bos
Mare occceano Tre
Mare Occeano Par4
Mare occeano He1, Ricc6
MARE OCCEANO Luc2, Med1
Mccieano Yale4
Meo rano He3
occeano Fo, Laur5, Spe
OCCEANO BL01, Barb3, Borg, Chig1, Con1, Con4, Cs1, Fn9, He2, Laur3, NB, Pnc4, Ricc12, Ricc14, Ricc9, To2, Urb1, Vat3
Occeano Ashb4, Barb4, Clas2, Magl2, Marc1, New, Parm2
OCCEANO overe mardin dia Ricc13
Occeano overo mare di[n]dia Ricc11
Occeano overo mare dindia Ro2
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, November 13, 2026. https://la-sfera-staging-a8db029690a6.herokuapp.com/toponyms/ocean-sea/.