John Speed was a contemporary of which other famous figure?
Isaac Newton
William Shakespeare
Galileo Galilei
Leonardo da Vinci
Answer
William Shakespeare and John Speed were contemporaries, living during the same time period. Both men were prominent figures in their respective fields: Shakespeare as a renowned playwright and poet, while Speed was a renowned cartographer and historian. Their lives overlapped during the Elizabethan and Jacobean eras, a period of significant cultural and intellectual achievement in England.
Mapping the Past: The John Speed Challenge
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