Taprobana
- Ancient name
- Taprobane
- Modern name
- Sri Lanka
- Modern country
- Sri Lanka
- Coordinates
- 8.36, 80.37
In ancient and medieval sources, the island of Sri Lanka in the Indian Sea is generally known as Taprobana. Outside of the Ptolemaic tradition, the island also appears in medieval travelogues such as that of Marco Polo, written in the later 13th century.
This toponym does not appear in the poem, only on the maps accompanying it.
Map of the location M049
- Suggested citation
- Beneš, Carrie. “Taprobana.” Gregorio Dati’s La sfera = The Globe: A Digital Edition, February 10, 2026. https://la-sfera-staging-a8db029690a6.herokuapp.com/toponyms/taprobana/.