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Passionate Customer Service Museum Quality Art Prints Customization Options AvailableHe was the "tailor who advanced to scientist" and was distinguished by his keen pictorial sense. His extraordinarily skillful and detailed maps served as the basis for the production of world maps until the middle of the 18th century and made John Speed one of the most famous English cartographers of the early modern period. Thanks to his membership in a tailors' guild, John Speed entered educated circles where his intellect was recognized and appreciated: with the help of his patrons, he received a scholarship that enabled him to give up tailoring and devote himself to his passion: Cartography. The Queen herself provided him with a room in the London Custom House for this work and regarded his works with great interest.
Speed drew historical maps of the invasion of England and Ireland and representations of the English Middle Ages and the period. With an atlas called The Theatre of the Empire of Great Britaine, he published in 1611 a collection of maps of the counties of England, Wales and Ireland and a general map of Scotland. For this, he had analyzed vast amounts of data from landscape surveys and translated the results into artful maps. Although he also surveyed landscapes himself, he was supplied with most of the data for his maps. By letter, he asked Sir Robert Cotton for help in obtaining the information. One of his sons also assisted him in this way by obtaining surveys of English communities. Many British towns were visually depicted here for the first time, making Speed's maps an indispensable source for historians. Yet Speed's depictions were by no means objective. His ideological convictions flowed into his work. For example, he depicted James I as the unifier of the British Isles. A committed Christian, he published a map of Biblical Canaan in 1595 and in 1611 published several Biblical genealogies intended to depict the ancestral line from Adam to the Virgin Mary.
Speed engraved his maps and images on copper plates. Not an easy craft, considering that all the designs and lettering had to be mirror images and accurately placed. They were duplicated by printing and then colored. The result was prints of the highest precision craftsmanship and appealing aesthetics. His depictions of historical and contemporary scenes and of British society's garb were also very popular and were popular decorative pieces in British households. Speed's work, however, was not limited to the British Isles and Christian motifs; he also mapped the Channel Islands, Poland, and America. Shortly before his death, he was the first Englishman to publish a world atlas entitled A Prospect of the Most Famous Parts of the World. For 40 shillings, well-heeled contemporaries could purchase this atlas, which can still be found in many private libraries.
He was the "tailor who advanced to scientist" and was distinguished by his keen pictorial sense. His extraordinarily skillful and detailed maps served as the basis for the production of world maps until the middle of the 18th century and made John Speed one of the most famous English cartographers of the early modern period. Thanks to his membership in a tailors' guild, John Speed entered educated circles where his intellect was recognized and appreciated: with the help of his patrons, he received a scholarship that enabled him to give up tailoring and devote himself to his passion: Cartography. The Queen herself provided him with a room in the London Custom House for this work and regarded his works with great interest.
Speed drew historical maps of the invasion of England and Ireland and representations of the English Middle Ages and the period. With an atlas called The Theatre of the Empire of Great Britaine, he published in 1611 a collection of maps of the counties of England, Wales and Ireland and a general map of Scotland. For this, he had analyzed vast amounts of data from landscape surveys and translated the results into artful maps. Although he also surveyed landscapes himself, he was supplied with most of the data for his maps. By letter, he asked Sir Robert Cotton for help in obtaining the information. One of his sons also assisted him in this way by obtaining surveys of English communities. Many British towns were visually depicted here for the first time, making Speed's maps an indispensable source for historians. Yet Speed's depictions were by no means objective. His ideological convictions flowed into his work. For example, he depicted James I as the unifier of the British Isles. A committed Christian, he published a map of Biblical Canaan in 1595 and in 1611 published several Biblical genealogies intended to depict the ancestral line from Adam to the Virgin Mary.
Speed engraved his maps and images on copper plates. Not an easy craft, considering that all the designs and lettering had to be mirror images and accurately placed. They were duplicated by printing and then colored. The result was prints of the highest precision craftsmanship and appealing aesthetics. His depictions of historical and contemporary scenes and of British society's garb were also very popular and were popular decorative pieces in British households. Speed's work, however, was not limited to the British Isles and Christian motifs; he also mapped the Channel Islands, Poland, and America. Shortly before his death, he was the first Englishman to publish a world atlas entitled A Prospect of the Most Famous Parts of the World. For 40 shillings, well-heeled contemporaries could purchase this atlas, which can still be found in many private libraries.
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 from John Speeds Theatre of the Empire of Great Britain pub by John Sudbury and George Humble 1611-12 (hand coloured copper engraving) - (MeisterDrucke-80569).jpg "Map of Surrey, engraved by Jodocus Hondius from John Speed")
 from John Speeds Theatre of the Empire of Great Britain pub by John Sudbury and George Humble 1611-12 (hand coloured copper engraving) - (MeisterDrucke-80569).jpg)
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.jpg "Midle-sex described with the most famous cities of London and Westminster, from Speed")
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 from Theatre of the Empire of Great Britain pub by John Sudbury and George Humble 1611-12 (hand-coloured copper engraving) - (MeisterDrucke-70621).jpg "The Kingdom of Scotland, Engraved by Jodocus Hondius from")
 from Theatre of the Empire of Great Britain pub by John Sudbury and George Humble 1611-12 (hand-coloured copper engraving) - (MeisterDrucke-70621).jpg)
 from John Speeds Theatre of the Empire of Great Britain published by John Sudbury and George Humble 1611-12 (hand coloured copper engraving) - (MeisterDrucke-69708).jpg "Wales, engraved by Jodocus Hondius from John Speed")
 from John Speeds Theatre of the Empire of Great Britain published by John Sudbury and George Humble 1611-12 (hand coloured copper engraving) - (MeisterDrucke-69708).jpg)
 from John Speeds Theatre of the Empire of Great Britain pub by John Sudbury and George Humble 1611-12 (hand coloured copp - (MeisterDrucke-64003).jpg "The Countye Palatine of Chester, engraved by Jodocus Hondius (1563-1612) from John Speed")
 from John Speeds Theatre of the Empire of Great Britain pub by John Sudbury and George Humble 1611-12 (hand coloured copp - (MeisterDrucke-64003).jpg)
 from John Speeds Theatre of the Empire of Great Britain pub by John Sudbury and Georg - (MeisterDrucke-111332).jpg "Hull, detail from the map of the North and East Ridings of Yorkshire, engraved by Jodocus Hondius from John Speed")
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.jpg "Britain As It Was Divided In The Time of the English Saxons, 1616 by John Speed")
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.jpg "A New and Accurate Map of the World by John Speed")
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.jpg "Britain As It Was Divided In The Time of the English Saxons especially during their Heptarchy by John Speed")
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_-_(MeisterDrucke-1087670).jpg "Map of the Western Hemisphere in 1626 by John Speed")
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 from John Speeds Theatre of the Empire of Great Britain pub by John Sudbury and George Humble 1611-12 (hand coloured co - (MeisterDrucke-38105).jpg "The Bishoprick and City of Durham, engraved by Jodocus Hondius from John Speed")
 from John Speeds Theatre of the Empire of Great Britain pub by John Sudbury and George Humble 1611-12 (hand coloured co - (MeisterDrucke-38105).jpg)
 from Theatre of the Empire of Great Britain pub by John Sudbury and George Humble 1611-12 (en - (MeisterDrucke-71996).jpg "The Province of Connaught with the City of Galway Described, engraved by Jodocus Hondius, from")
 from Theatre of the Empire of Great Britain pub by John Sudbury and George Humble 1611-12 (en - (MeisterDrucke-71996).jpg)
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 - (MeisterDrucke-41047).jpg "Lancashire in 1610, from John Speed")
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 from John Speeds Theatre of the Empire of Great Britain pub by John Sudbury and George Humble 1611-12 (hand coloured copper engraving) - (MeisterDrucke-41493).jpg "Norfolk, engraved by Jodocus Hondius from John Speed")
 from John Speeds Theatre of the Empire of Great Britain pub by John Sudbury and George Humble 1611-12 (hand coloured copper engraving) - (MeisterDrucke-41493).jpg)
 from John Speeds Theatre of the Empire of Great Britain pub by John Sudbury and George Humble 1611-12 (hand coloured copper engra - (MeisterDrucke-114052).jpg "The Kingdom of England (engraved by Jodocus Hondius) by John Speed")
 from John Speeds Theatre of the Empire of Great Britain pub by John Sudbury and George Humble 1611-12 (hand coloured copper engra - (MeisterDrucke-114052).jpg)
 from John Speeds Theatre of the Empire of Great Britain pub by John Sudbury and George Humble 1611-12 (hand-coloured copper engraving) - (MeisterDrucke-108955).jpg "Sussex, engraved by Jodocus Hondius from John Speed")
 from John Speeds Theatre of the Empire of Great Britain pub by John Sudbury and George Humble 1611-12 (hand-coloured copper engraving) - (MeisterDrucke-108955).jpg)
 from John Speeds Theatre of the Empire of Great Britain pub by John Sudbury and George Humble 1611-12 (hand coloured copper engraving) - (MeisterDrucke-81231).jpg "Shropshyre, engraved by Jodocus Hondius from John Speed")
 from John Speeds Theatre of the Empire of Great Britain pub by John Sudbury and George Humble 1611-12 (hand coloured copper engraving) - (MeisterDrucke-81231).jpg)
 from John Speeds Theatre of the Empire of Great Britain pub by John Sudbury and George Humble 1611-12 (hand coloured - (MeisterDrucke-53496).jpg "Suffolk and the Situation of Ipswich, Engraved by Jodocus Hondius from John Speed")
 from John Speeds Theatre of the Empire of Great Britain pub by John Sudbury and George Humble 1611-12 (hand coloured - (MeisterDrucke-53496).jpg)
 from John Speeds Theatre of the Empire of Great Britain pub by John Sudbury and George Humble 1611-12 (hand co - (MeisterDrucke-83546).jpg "Cumberland and the Ancient City of Carlile by John Speed")
 from John Speeds Theatre of the Empire of Great Britain pub by John Sudbury and George Humble 1611-12 (hand co - (MeisterDrucke-83546).jpg)
 from John Speeds Theatre of the Empire of Great Britain pub by John Sudbury and George Humble 1611-12 (hand coloured copper engraving) - (MeisterDrucke-89840).jpg "Gloucestershire, engraved by Jodocus Hondius from John Speed")
 from John Speeds Theatre of the Empire of Great Britain pub by John Sudbury and George Humble 1611-12 (hand coloured copper engraving) - (MeisterDrucke-89840).jpg)
 from John Speeds Theatre of the Empire of Great Britain pub by John Sudbury and George Humble 1611-12 (hand coloured copper engr - (MeisterDrucke-92001).jpg "Stafford County and Town, engraved by Jodocus Hondius from John Speed")
 from John Speeds Theatre of the Empire of Great Britain pub by John Sudbury and George Humble 1611-12 (hand coloured copper engr - (MeisterDrucke-92001).jpg)
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 from John Speeds Theatre of the Empire of Great Britain pub by John Sudbury and George Humble 1611-12 (hand coloured copper engraving) - (MeisterDrucke-95367).jpg "Buckinghamshire, engraved by Jodocus Hondius (1563-1612) from John Speed")
 from John Speeds Theatre of the Empire of Great Britain pub by John Sudbury and George Humble 1611-12 (hand coloured copper engraving) - (MeisterDrucke-95367).jpg)
 from John Speeds Theatre of the Empire of Great Britain pub by John Sudbury and George Humble 1611-12 (hand col - (MeisterDrucke-97426).jpg "Bedfordshire and the Situation of Bedford, Engraved by Jodocus Hondius from John Speed")
 from John Speeds Theatre of the Empire of Great Britain pub by John Sudbury and George Humble 1611-12 (hand col - (MeisterDrucke-97426).jpg)
 from John Speeds Theatre of the Empire of Great Britain pub by John Sudbury and George Humble 1611-12 (hand coloured copper engraving) - (MeisterDrucke-93357).jpg "Wight Island, engraved by Jodocus Hondius from John Speed")
 from John Speeds Theatre of the Empire of Great Britain pub by John Sudbury and George Humble 1611-12 (hand coloured copper engraving) - (MeisterDrucke-93357).jpg)
 from John Speeds Theatre of the Empire of Great Britain pub by John Sudbury and George Humble 1611-12 (hand coloured copper engraving) - (MeisterDrucke-72385).jpg "Huntington, engraved by Jodocus Hondius from John Speed")
 from John Speeds Theatre of the Empire of Great Britain pub by John Sudbury and George Humble 1611-12 (hand coloured copper engraving) - (MeisterDrucke-72385).jpg)
 from John Speeds Theatre of the Empire of Great Britain pub by John Sudbury and George Humble 1611-12 (hand coloured copper engraving) - (MeisterDrucke-105962).jpg "Northumberland, engraved by Jodocus Hondius from John Speed")
 from John Speeds Theatre of the Empire of Great Britain pub by John Sudbury and George Humble 1611-12 (hand coloured copper engraving) - (MeisterDrucke-105962).jpg)
 from Theatre of the Empire of Great Britain pub by John Sudbury and George Humble 1611-12 (engra - (MeisterDrucke-88708).jpg "The County of Leinster with the City of Dublin Described, engraved by Jodocus Hondius, from")
 from Theatre of the Empire of Great Britain pub by John Sudbury and George Humble 1611-12 (engra - (MeisterDrucke-88708).jpg)
 from John Speeds Theatre of the Empire of Great Britain pub by John Sudbury and George Humble 1611-12 (hand coloured copper engraving) - (MeisterDrucke-82695).jpg "Leicester, engraved by Jodocus Hondius from John Speed")
 from John Speeds Theatre of the Empire of Great Britain pub by John Sudbury and George Humble 1611-12 (hand coloured copper engraving) - (MeisterDrucke-82695).jpg)
 from John Speeds Theatre of the Empire of Great Britain pub by John Sudbury and George Humble 1611-12 (hand coloured copper engraving) - (MeisterDrucke-61035).jpg "Hantshire, Engraved by Jodocus Hondius from John Speed")
 from John Speeds Theatre of the Empire of Great Britain pub by John Sudbury and George Humble 1611-12 (hand coloured copper engraving) - (MeisterDrucke-61035).jpg)
 from John Speeds Theatre of the Empire of Great Britain pub by John Sudbury and George Humble 1611-12 (hand coloured copper engraving) - (MeisterDrucke-85270).jpg "Devonshire, engraved by Jodocus Hondius from John Speed")
 from John Speeds Theatre of the Empire of Great Britain pub by John Sudbury and George Humble 1611-12 (hand coloured copper engraving) - (MeisterDrucke-85270).jpg)
 from John Speeds Theatre of the Empire of Great Britain pub by John Sudbury and George Humble 1611-12 (hand- coloured copper engraving) - (MeisterDrucke-83173).jpg "Kent, engraved by Jodocus Hondius from John Speed")
 from John Speeds Theatre of the Empire of Great Britain pub by John Sudbury and George Humble 1611-12 (hand- coloured copper engraving) - (MeisterDrucke-83173).jpg)
 from John Speeds Theatre of the Empire of Great Britain pub by John Sudbury and George Humble 1611-12 (hand colou - (MeisterDrucke-55135).jpg "The North and East Ridings of Yorkshire, engraved by Jodocus Hondius from John Speed")
 from John Speeds Theatre of the Empire of Great Britain pub by John Sudbury and George Humble 1611-12 (hand colou - (MeisterDrucke-55135).jpg)
 from John Speeds Theatre of the Empire of Great Britain pub by John Sudbury and George Humble 1611-12 (hand coloured copper engra - (MeisterDrucke-106518).jpg "The Countye of Monmouth, engraved by Jodocus Hondius from John Speed")
 from John Speeds Theatre of the Empire of Great Britain pub by John Sudbury and George Humble 1611-12 (hand coloured copper engra - (MeisterDrucke-106518).jpg)
 from John Speeds Theatre of the Empire of Great Britain pub by John Sudbury and George Humble 1611-12 (hand coloured copper engraving) - (MeisterDrucke-63166).jpg "Berkshire, engraved by Jodocus Hondius from John Speed")
 from John Speeds Theatre of the Empire of Great Britain pub by John Sudbury and George Humble 1611-12 (hand coloured copper engraving) - (MeisterDrucke-63166).jpg)
 from John Speeds Theatre of the Empire of Great Britain pub by John Sudbury and George Humble 1611-12 (hand coloured co - (MeisterDrucke-115897).jpg "The Countie and Citie of Lyncolne, Engraved by Jodocus Hondius from John Speed")
 from John Speeds Theatre of the Empire of Great Britain pub by John Sudbury and George Humble 1611-12 (hand coloured co - (MeisterDrucke-115897).jpg)
 from John Speeds Theatre of the Empire of Great Britain pub by John Sudbury and George Humble 1611-12 (hand coloured copper engraving) - (MeisterDrucke-83282).jpg "Darbieshire, Engraved by Jodocus Hondius from John Speed")
 from John Speeds Theatre of the Empire of Great Britain pub by John Sudbury and George Humble 1611-12 (hand coloured copper engraving) - (MeisterDrucke-83282).jpg)
 from John Speeds Theatre of the Empire of Great Britainpub by John Sudbury and George Humble 1611-12 (hand coloured copper engraving) - (MeisterDrucke-67937).jpg "Worchestershire, engraved by Jodocus Hondius from John Speed")
 from John Speeds Theatre of the Empire of Great Britainpub by John Sudbury and George Humble 1611-12 (hand coloured copper engraving) - (MeisterDrucke-67937).jpg)
 from John Speeds Theatre of the Empire of Great Britain pub by John Sudbury and George Humble 1611-12 (hand coloured copper engraving) - (MeisterDrucke-59915).jpg "Cambridgeshire, engraved by Jodocus Hondius from John Speed")
 from John Speeds Theatre of the Empire of Great Britain pub by John Sudbury and George Humble 1611-12 (hand coloured copper engraving) - (MeisterDrucke-59915).jpg)
 from John Speeds Theatre of the Empire of Great Britain pub by John Sudbury and George Humble 1611-12 (hand coloured copper engraving) - (MeisterDrucke-89086).jpg "Northamptonshire, Engraved by Jodocus Hondius from John Speed")
 from John Speeds Theatre of the Empire of Great Britain pub by John Sudbury and George Humble 1611-12 (hand coloured copper engraving) - (MeisterDrucke-89086).jpg)
 from John Speeds Theatre of the Empire of Great Britain pub by John Sudbury and George Humble 1611-12 (hand coloured copper eng - (MeisterDrucke-115191).jpg "The Countie of Nottingham (engraved by Jodocus Hondius from John Speed")
 from John Speeds Theatre of the Empire of Great Britain pub by John Sudbury and George Humble 1611-12 (hand coloured copper eng - (MeisterDrucke-115191).jpg)
_from_John_-_(MeisterDrucke-99651).jpg "The West Ridinge of Yorkeshyre, engraved by Jodocus Hondius from John Speed")
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 from John Speeds Theatre of the Empire of Great Britain pub by John Sudbury and George Humble 1611-12 (hand c - (MeisterDrucke-92393).jpg "Hartfordshire and the Situation of Hartford, engraved by Jodocus Hondius from John Speed")
 from John Speeds Theatre of the Empire of Great Britain pub by John Sudbury and George Humble 1611-12 (hand c - (MeisterDrucke-92393).jpg)
 from John Speeds Theatre of the Empire of Great Britain pub by John Sudbury and George Humble 1611-12 (hand coloured copper engraving) - (MeisterDrucke-85884).jpg "Essex, engraved by Jodocus Hondius (1563-1612) from John Speed")
 from John Speeds Theatre of the Empire of Great Britain pub by John Sudbury and George Humble 1611-12 (hand coloured copper engraving) - (MeisterDrucke-85884).jpg)
 from John Speeds Theatre of the Empire of Great Britain pub by John Sudbury and George Humble 1611-12 (hand coloured copper engraving) - (MeisterDrucke-39075).jpg "Wiltshire, engraved by Jodocus Hondius from John Speed")
 from John Speeds Theatre of the Empire of Great Britain pub by John Sudbury and George Humble 1611-12 (hand coloured copper engraving) - (MeisterDrucke-39075).jpg)
 from John Speeds Theatre of the Empire of Great Britain pub by John Sudbury and George Humble 1611-12 (hand coloure - (MeisterDrucke-59449).jpg "Rutlandshire with Oukham and Stanford, engraved by Jodocus Hondius from John Speed")
 from John Speeds Theatre of the Empire of Great Britain pub by John Sudbury and George Humble 1611-12 (hand coloure - (MeisterDrucke-59449).jpg)
 from John Speeds Theatre of the Empire of Great Britain pub by John Sudbury and George Humble 1611-12 (hand coloured copper engraving) - (MeisterDrucke-93531).jpg "Dorsetshire, engraved by Jodocus Hondius (1563-1612) from John Speed")
 from John Speeds Theatre of the Empire of Great Britain pub by John Sudbury and George Humble 1611-12 (hand coloured copper engraving) - (MeisterDrucke-93531).jpg)
 pub by John Su - (MeisterDrucke-120949).jpg "Detail of Warwick, from The County of Warwick, the Shire Town and City of Coventry, from John Speed")
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 from John Speeds Theatre of the Empire of Great Britain pub by John Sudbury and George Humble 1611-12 (hand coloured copper engraving) - (MeisterDrucke-71077).jpg "Herefordshire, engraved by Jodocus Hondius from John Speed")
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_from_John_Spe_-_(MeisterDrucke-563284).jpg "The Countie of Westmorland, engraved by Jodocus Hondius from John Speeds Theatre of the Empire of Great Britain, pub. by John Sudbury and George Humble by John Speed")
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.jpg "England Fully Described in a Complete Set of Maps by John Speed")
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