Wales by John Speed, circa 1620

John Speed is considered to be the most important figure in early British mapmaking. His hand-coloured maps with their vignettes of town plans and important buildings of the time are much sought after by collectors. This scan from material kindly supplied by Joseph Rapoport of Albuquerque, New Mexico ( jr@thuntek.net ) who has eight 1st edition museum quality framed maps available for purchase. Inquire by e-mail.

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