Pub.d 1816, by T. Rodd, 2.G.t Newport St. Long Acre.
Engraving. Watermarked: J. Whatman. Plate 165 x 120mm. 6½ x 4¾". Large paper copy, mint.
John Speed (1552?-1629), historian, cartographer and antiquary. He produced the first World Atlas by an Englishman, entitled 'A Prospect of the Most Famous Parts of the World', which first appeared in London in 1627.
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