Mercator's Place Names of Italy in 1554

Central Italy

by Maridonna Benvenuti (Andrea Hicks, maridonna@maridonna.com)

copyright 2001, 2005; last updated March 2005

Abruzzo

Place-name

Type of Place & Notes

Acina Town/City; Possibly Atina
Adria Town/City; Possibly modern Atri
Amiternum Town/City
Capistranü* Town/City
Cepan Town/City
Columella Town/City
Lancianum Town/City; Possibly modern Lanciano
Lucus Town/City
Motruli Town/City
Orcona Town/City; Could be modern Ortona
Orsogno * Town/City
Penne Town/City; Modern Penne
Peschera * oppi & fiu Town/City; Modern Pescara town and river.
Populi Town/City; Possibly modern Popoli
Sulmo Town/City
Theate Town/City
Tordino fiu River
Torino fiu River

D. di Spoletto

Place-name

Type of Place & Notes

Note: The Duchy of Spoletto is in modern Umbria.

Anguilara Town/City
Capalbio Town/City
Castello * Town/City; Modern Castello
Ceri Town/City
Ciuita Town/City; Possibly modern Civita Castellana
Corneto Town/City
Cunta uedna Town/City
Fuligno Town/City; Probably modern Foligne
Gilio Island; Modern Isoa del Giglio
Gulaso Town/City; Modern Gualdo
Lamëtana Town/City
M real Town/City
M. Alto Town/City
Martu fiu River
Monte argentaro Island
Nuceria Town/City
Nursia Town/City; Probably modern Norcia
Otricula Town/City; First letter an O or C
Pereta ? Town/City; Not sure of spelling
Perusia Town/City; Probably modern Perugia
Pieue Town/City
Porto Hercole Town/City
Reace Town/City; Possibly modern Rieti
S Fiore Town/City
S Seuern Town/City
Schisinum * Town/City
Spoleti Town/City; Probably modern Poleto
Sutri Town/City
Telemone Town/City
Terni Town/City; Modern Terni
Todi Town/City; Modern Todi
Tripontiü Town/City
Viterbo Town/City; Modern Viterbo
Voljena Town/City
Zanara Island

Latium

Place-name

Type of Place & Notes

Note: Modern Lazio.

Anangia Town/City
Anza Town/City; Possibly modern Anzio
Aperno Town/City
Aque foetide Town/City; The final e on each word has a cedilla.
Ardea Town/City
Astura * Town/City
Castellutza * Town/City
Ceparnú Town/City
Fiorëtino Town/City; the umlaut here represents a tilde.
Fracta Town/City
Fundi Town/City; Modern Fondi
Gaieta Town/City; Modern Gaeta
Isola * Town/City
Möte Farzeli olim Circeius m Unknown
Ostia * Town/City
Phormie Town/City; the e has a cedilla
Piperno Town/City
Preneste * Town/City
Roma Town/City
S Germano Town/City
Sera Town/City
Sermineta Town/City
Spelunca Town/City
Sublaco Town/City; Modern Sublaco
Taracoso * Town/City
Terracine Town/City; Modern Terracina
Tiboli Town/City; Modern Tivoli
Volter Town/City

M. Dancna

Place-name

Type of Place & Notes

Note: The region of Ancona, in modern Marche.

Ancona Town/City; Modern Ancona
Ascoli * Town/City
Caghe Town/City
Camerino Town/City
Chientus fiu River
Ciuita noua Town/City; Probably modern Civitanova Marche
Fabriano Town/City; Modern Fabriano
Fano Town/City; Modern Fano
Firmana Town/City; Probably modern Fermo
Fosambruno * Town/City; Probably modern Fossombrone
Jesia * Town/City; Probably modern Jesi
Macerata Town/City; Modern Macerata
Osino * Town/City; Possibly modern Osimo
Pesaro * Town/City; Modern Pesaro
Potentia Town/City
Prolog Town/City; Could be an r
Senegalia Town/City; Probably Senigallia
Serauale Town/City
Seuerino Town/City; Probably modern Severino Marche
Solia Fiume River
Teranium Town/City
Toletino Town/City
Vrbino Town/City; Modern Urbino

Toscana

Place-name

Type of Place & Notes

Arezo Town/City; Modern Arezzo
Arno fiu River; Modern Arno river
Asciano * Town/City; Difficult to read. Probably modern Asciano.
Bibiena Town/City
Borgo Town/City
Casciglioni * Town/City
Cortona Town/City; Modern Cortona
Diecamano Town/City
Empoli Town/City; Modern Empoli
Eugutio Town/City
Fiesola * Town/City; Possibly another spelling
Florenza Town/City; Modern Firenze (Florence)
Gorgona Island
Groseto * Town/City; Modern Grosseto
Lari Town/City; On a fold in map.
Liuorno Town/City
Lucignano Town/City
M Pulciano Town/City
Massa * Town/City; Possibly modern Massa Marittima
Meloriao Island
mmassi * Town/City
Möte Varchi Town/City
Ombrone fiu River; Modern Ombrone river
Piombino Town/City; Modern Piombino
Pisa * Town/City; Modern Pisa
Ponte?n? Town/City; Probably modern Pontedera, but unsure of spelling
Porto barto Town/City
Prato Town/City
S Geminiano Town/City; modern San Gimignano
Scarparia Town/City
Siena Town/City; Modern Siena
Troia Island; Unsure of spelling
Vada Town/City
Voltera Town/City; On a fold in map. Probably modern Volterra


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