John Speed, born 1551 died 28 July 1629 was an English cartographer and historian. We stock several antique maps by John Speed which you can find by scrolling below. Until his late thirties, John Speed was a tailor by trade but his passion for history and map-making led him to gain a patron in Sir Fulke Greville, the poet and statesman, who found him a post in the customs and helped subsidize his map-making, giving him "full liberty to express the inclination of my mind". He became aquainted with the publisher William Camden
John Speed's legacy has been long reaching, and his maps were used in many high circles with his maps reprinted many times.
Merionethshire FIRST EDITION by John Speed
Caermarden by John Speed
Leicester by John Speed
Leicester by John Speed
Merionethshire by John Speed
Hartfordshire Described by John Speed
The Countie of Nottingham by John Speed
Stafford Countie........ by John Speed
Buckingham, Both Shyre and Shiretowne describ.by John Speed
Northampton Shire (Northamptonshire) by John Speed
The Countie of Radnor described by John Speed 1st ed
Cardiganshyre by John Speed
Worcestershire By John Speed
Stafford Countie and Towne by John Speed 1614 2nd ed
Leicester by John Speed
Cardiganshyre by John Speed
The West Riding of Yorkeshyre By John Speed
Holy Island; Garnsey; Farne; Jarsey byJohn Speed
Stafford Countie and Towne by John Speed
The Counti of Warwick (Warwickshire) by Speed John
Caernarvon Both Shyre and shire-towne by John Speed
Glamorgan shire (Glamorganshire) by John Speed
Northumberland FIRST EDITION by John Speed
Northamton Shire (Northamptonshrie) by John Speed
Shropshire Described by John Speed
Glocestershire (Gloucestershire) by John Speed
Essex divided into Hundreds by John Speed
Buckingham, Both Shyre and Shiretowne describ by John Speed
Northampton Shire (Northamptonshire) by John Speed
Anglesey by John Speed FIRST EDITION
Worcestershire by John Speed. First Edition
Worcestershire FIRST EDITION by John Speed
Northumberland FIRST EDITION By John Speed
Wilshire (Wiltshire) FIRST EDITION by John Speed
The Counti of Warwick (Warwickshire) by John Speed
The Countye Palatine of Chester (Cheshire) by John Speed
Darbieshire described (Derbyshire) by John Speed
The Countye Palatine of Chester by John Speed
The Isle of Man by John Speed
Spaine Newly described by John Speed
Hantshire (Hampshire)described and devided by John Speed
Cambridgeshire described by John Speed 1611 1st ed
Wales FIRST EDITION by John Speed
The Countie Pallatine of Lancaster FIRST EDITION
The Countie Pallatine of Lancaster Described...By John Speed
