XIV. North Africa

Mountains

To the mountain range of North Africa, a stock feature on medieval maps, Leardo adds at random garbled Ptolemaic names.

385 M^o. Jouis: Dios vel Jovis Mons in Province of Africa (Tunisia), Ptol. (IV, 3: 18 (FA13)), badly out of place;=?Jebel Zaghwan, SW of Tunis (Müller, i, 635).

386 M^o. galcas: Zalacus Mons in Mauretania Caesariensis (Algeria), Ptol. (IV, 2, 14 (FA12));=a part of the Lesser Atlas SW of Algiers (see Müller, i, 601).

387 M^o. usalatu|s: Usalaetus Mons in Province of Africa (Tunisia), Ptol. (IV, 3:18 (FA13));=Jebel Usselet near site of Hadrumetum (Müller, i, 635).

388 M^o. masarus: Mampsarus Mons in Province of Africa (Tunisia), Ptol. (l. c.).

389 Mons. bur.ea(?): Buzara Mons where Mauretania Caesariensis, the Province of Africa, and Libya Interior meet, Ptol. (IV, 2:16; IV, 3:16 (FA13));=?Jebel bu-Kahil, S of Bu-Saada, Algeria (PW, iii, 1094).

390 M^o flruxu(?): Phrouraesus Mons in Mauretania Caesariensis (Algeria), Ptol. (IV, 2:16 (FA12));=?Jurjura, SE of Algiers (Müller, i, 602).

391 M^o. garis: Garas Mons in Mauretania Caesariensis, Ptol. (l. c.).

392 Alta mons: Atlas Mons Minor on Atlantic coast of Mauretania Tingitana (Morocco), Ptol. (IV, 1:2 (FA12)); see PW, ii, 2119.—

River

393 A river rising SW of the Atlas Mountains and entering the western Mediterranean is shown on many fourteenth and fifteenth century maps. On CA, instead of rising in a lake with three tributaries, as Leardo represents it, the river encircles the city of Sigilmessa (=Tissimi, in oasis of Tafilet, Miller, Arab., 177), where it is entered by four tributaries from the south; a branch is also shown entering the Atlantic. On CE the river corresponds essentially to that of CA, except that the branch to the Atlantic has been made the main stream and the arm leading to the Mediterranean has been separated from that sea and converted into a doubled-channeled tributary of the main stream.

Edifices

(A) On or Near the Mediterranean Coast

394, 395 Illeg.

396 africa(?): The Roman Province of Africa (Tunisia), Ptol. (IV, 3 (FA13)).

397 tunixi: =Tunis (Kret., Port., 679).

398 bona: =Bône (ibid., 680).

399 se ...(?): Septa of Portolan charts;=Ceuta (ibid., 683).

(B) Interior, Along Northern Base of Mountain Range

400 Illeg.

401 bizesta(?): ?Bichest, CA;=?Biskra.

402, 403 Illeg.

Place Names

(A) On Mediterranean Coast

404 lucha: =“A place near Cape Lukka” or Ras el-Melh (Kret., Port., 675).

405 c. bonand|rea: Cape Bonandrea of Portolan charts;=Ras el-Hillil (ibid.).

406 Illeg.

407 bnicho(?): Bernicho of Portolan charts;=anct. Berenice, mod. Benghazi (ibid., 676).

408 Illeg.

409 licodia: =Ras el-Omja (ibid.).

410 siden: ?Sidra, CA;=island of Abu Sheifa (Bu Sceifa of Italian maps) (ibid.).

411 casero sensor: =Sensur (ibid., 677).

412 rasimabaxi: =Ras el-Makhbez (ibid.).

413 stora: =Stora (ibid., 680).

414 ancol: =Collo (ibid.).

415 zizeri: =Jijeli (ibid.).

416 buzia: =Bougie (ibid., 681).

417 titelis: =Cape Tedless (ibid.).

418 arzeia: =Arzeu (ibid., 682).

419 or.m(?): =Oran (ibid.).

420 serem: =?River Senam (ibid.).

421 om.e(?): =Honain, Cape Noe (ibid.).

422 milela: =Mellila (ibid., 683).

423 larandie: Larcudia of the Portolan charts (ibid.);=?

424 molc|mar(?): Molcemar of Portolan charts;=Alhucemas Islands (ibid.).

(B) Interior of Morocco

425 manosa: ?Manora of Portolan charts;=Mehedia (Kret., Port., 684).

426 mosa: ?Messa of Portolan charts;=?Massa (ibid., 685).

427 maran: =?

428 zemar: Zamor of Portolan charts;=Azammur (ibid., 684).

(C) Coast of Morocco

429 ninfe: Niffe of Portolan charts;=Casablanca (ibid.).

430 sofin: =Safi (ibid.).