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John Speed

John Speed (1551 or 1552 – 28 July 1629) was an English cartographer, chronologer and historian of Cheshire origins. The son of a citizen and Merchant Taylor in London, he rose from his family occupation to accept the task of drawing together and revising the histories, topographies and maps of the Kingdoms of Great Britain as an exposition of the union…

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Born
1551 or 1552 Farndon, Cheshire, England
Died
1629 (aged 76–77) St Giles-without-Cripplegate, Cripplegate, London, England
Fields
Cartography, history

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related to history · 69
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related to Career · 45
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related to Biblical genealogies · 39
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related to Family · 37
John Speed → Abingdon, Although, Bartholomew Warner, Benjamin Wesley, Benjamin Wyatt Greenfield, Christ Church, Edward Blackmore, Esq, Fellow, He, Joan, John, John Hayley, Lloyd, London, LondonAnne Speed, LondonSarah Speed, Margaret, Mayor, Merchant Taylor
related to Family and early life · 29
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related to Monumental brass · 21
John Speed → Anthony Munday's, Burrell Collection, Constance, Glasgow, Granger, He, If, In, It, Lady Burrell, London, Newcourt, On, Sir William Burrell, Smith, Speed's, St Giles, Stow's Survey, Strype, Susanna
related to John Speed and William Shakespeare · 20
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related to External links · 17
John Speed → Antique Maps, April, Archived, Cambridge University Library, Empire, Great Britaine, Information, John Ogilby, John Speed Online, Los Angeles, Occidental College, Speed, Speed's, Stanford University, The Theatre, Wayback Machine, Zoomable
related to Wall monument · 15
John Speed → Although, Chancel, Chronologer, Cripplegate, Historiographer John Speed, John Speede, John Thomas Smith, London Blitz, Merchant Taylors' Company, Monument, Richard Newcourt, South-side, St Giles, The, Wife
related to Death · 8
John Speed → According, Fore Street, Fuller, He, Josias Shute, July, London's St Giles-without-Cripplegate, See Monument

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John SpeedBorn1551 or 1552 Farndon, Cheshire, England1.00infobox
John SpeedDied1629 (aged 76–77) St Giles-without-Cripplegate, Cripplegate, London, England1.00infobox
John SpeedFieldsCartography, history1.00infobox
John Speedrelated to Biblical genealogiesThe Puritan0.60section
John Speedrelated to Biblical genealogiesHugh Broughton0.60section
John Speedrelated to Biblical genealogiesOld Testament0.60section
John Speedrelated to Biblical genealogiesConcent0.60section
John Speedrelated to Biblical genealogiesScripture0.60section
John Speedrelated to Biblical genealogiesJodocus Hondius0.60section
John Speedrelated to Biblical genealogiesMr0.60section
John Speedrelated to Biblical genealogiesBroughton0.60section
John Speedrelated to Biblical genealogiesJohn Lightfoot0.60section

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