Speed’s Map of Westmorland Date of Publication_1645 but in keeping with the

but in keeping with the thinking of contemporary antiquaries

trivial waterstaining to the outer margins

Eighteenth century marbled calf

French naval chart of Smyrna

This map of Kent is from Wallis' Pocket Edition of the English Counties

Speed’s Map of Westmorland Date of Publication_1645 but in keeping with theThe Countie of Westmorland and Kendale the cheif towne described John Speed (1552 1629) is unquestionably the most significant English map maker of the seventeenth century. A brief note, from Granger's Bibliographical History of England (1779) contains most of the information we have about Speed's life: "John Speed, who was bred a Tailor, was by the generosity of Sir Fulk Grevil, his patron, set free from a manual employment and enabled to pursue his