Serica
- Ancient name
- Serica
- Modern name
- Manchuria/Siberia
- Modern country
- Russia/China
- Coordinates
- 52.3, 104.3
Serica was one of the easternmost regions of Asia known in the ancient (Ptolemaic) tradition. It is generally taken as referring to northern China, as it could be reached via the overland Silk Road routes (in contrast to China, which was more often reached via maritime routes).
This toponym does not appear in the poem, only on the maps accompanying it.
Map of the location M108
Variant spellings of Serica in Sfera manuscripts
| Variant | Manuscripts |
|---|---|
| serca | Bos |
- Suggested citation
- Beneš, Carrie. “Serica.” Gregorio Dati’s La sfera = The Globe: A Digital Edition, February 10, 2026. https://la-sfera-staging-a8db029690a6.herokuapp.com/toponyms/serica/.