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Serica

Ancient name
Serica
Modern name
Manchuria, Siberia
Modern country
Russia, China
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 more southerly maritime routes. 
Coordinates
52.3, 104.3
World Historical Gazetteer
https://whgazetteer.org/places/portal/8364126
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, November 13, 2026. https://la-sfera-staging-a8db029690a6.herokuapp.com/toponyms/serica/.