Birth of John Speed
John Speed is born at Farndon in Cheshire.
Historical biography archive · Updated 2026-11-03
John Speed Biography and Timeline
Follow John Speed through 10 dated historical records for England.
John Speed, historical timeline
A chronological timeline drawn from matching World History Database records.
10Distinct records
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1552–1629Years on this page
1552
1570
Freeman of the Merchant Taylors Company
Speed becomes a freeman of the Merchant Taylors' Company.
1595
Map of Canaan
Speed publishes a large wall map of Canaan in biblical times.
1598
Maps Presented to Elizabeth I
Speed presents a group of his maps to Queen Elizabeth I.
1600
Maps Presented to Merchant Taylors
Speed presents maps and genealogical work to the Merchant Taylors' Company.
1603
Cheshire Proof Map
An early proof state of Speed's map of Cheshire is produced as work on his national atlas advances.
1608
Printing Privilege for Theatre Project
George Humble receives a printing privilege for Speed's developing Theatre of the Empire of Great Britaine.
1611
Theatre of the Empire of Great Britaine
Speed publishes The Theatre of the Empire of Great Britaine.
1627
Prospect of the Most Famous Parts of the World
A Prospect of the Most Famous Parts of the World is published with a new edition of Speed's Theatre.
1629
Death of John Speed
John Speed dies in London.
Records, sources and methodology
These dates and descriptions come from the historical_events database. Exact duplicate records have been collapsed. Names are grouped by the country, Name 2 and Name 1 fields; records with missing Name 2 cannot be reliably assigned to an individual biography. Check the underlying sources before formal citation.