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Speed, John, 1552?–1629, English historian and cartographer. He abandoned his trade as a tailor to engage in mapmaking. Many of his maps of parts of England and Wales were published in The Theatre of the Empire of Great Britain (1611). His major work, The History of Great Britain, and his Genealogies Recorded in Sacred Scripture were published c.1611; they are based largely on earlier work. |
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| He discusses both historians and literary figures: William Camden, John Speed, John Selden, Edmund Spenser, William Shakespeare, and John Milton, as well as many others. Electronic Arts, EA, EA SPORTS, EA SPORTS BIG, EA GAMES, Need for Speed, John Madden, The Sims, The Urbz and Sims in the City are trademarks or registered trademarks of Electronic Arts Inc. |
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