Speed, John

Renowned historian and mapmaker, known primarily for his “Historie of Great Britaine”, for which he compiled an atlas with county maps and inset plans of English towns. But his “A Prospect of the Most Famous Parts of the World”, published by George Humble in 1627, was thought to be the first printed general atlas of the world published in Great Britain, and was reissued under a variety of publishers until 1676. Died London.