John Speed

John Speed (1552–1629) was an English cartographer and historian. He is known as England's most famous Stuart period mapmaker.

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Famous quotes containing the word speed:

    “There was such speed in her little body,
    And such lightness in her footfall,
    It is no wonder her brown study
    Astonishes us all.”
    —John Crowe Ransom (1888–1974)