What nationality was John Speed?
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English cartographer John Speed was born in 1552 in Farndon, Cheshire, England. He is best known for his detailed maps of England and Wales, which were published in his atlas, "Theatre of the Empire of Great Britaine," in 1611. Speed's maps were highly accurate for their time and were used by explorers, navigators, and historians for centuries.
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