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John Speed and John Ogilby, 15-16th Century Cartographers

Last Updated: 20-Dec-2013

This guide introduces John Speed (1552?-1639) and John Ogilby (1600-1676), British cartographers and their published works with a focus on their cartographic works available at Stanford.

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G. Salim Mohammed, Digital and Rare Maps Librarian
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Resources at Stanford

British map engravers : a dictionary of engravers, lithographers and their principal employers to 1850 / Laurence Worms and Ashley Baynton-Williams.
London : Rare Book Society, 2011.
Earth Sciences Library (Branner) » Reference maps » GA793 .W67 2011
Includes entries for both Cartographers.
Tooley's dictionary of mapmakers / editor, Josephine French ; consulting editors, Valerie Scott, Mary Alice Lowenthal ; picture research, Valerie Scott.
Rev. ed. Tring, Herts : Map Collector Publications in association with Richard Arkway, Inc., 1999-
Green Library » David Rumsey Map Center
Includes entries for both Cartographers.

Selection of Works, John Speed:

"History of Great Britaine..." 1611, including the atlas volume " The theatre of the empire of Great Britaine..."

John Ogilby:

Africa: being an accurate description of the regions of Ægypt, Barbary, Lybia....authors ... by John Ogilby ...

Additional Works, John Speed

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  1. Caernarvon : both shyre and shire-towne with the ancient citie Bangor described

    performed by Iohn Spede. 1610

  2. Leicester : both countye and citie described, the honorable famylies that have had the titles of earls thereof, with other accidents therein observed

    performed by John Speede; Jodocus Hondius caelavit. 1610

  3. The Countye Palatine of Chester “ with that most ancient citie described
  4. Africae, described, the manners of their Habits, and buildinge:
  5. Africae described the manners of their habits and buildings newly done into English

    by I.S. Abraham Goes sculpsit. 1626

Additional works: John Ogilby

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  1. Aethiopia Inferior vel Exterior
  2. Æthiopia superior vel interior vulgo Abissinorum sive Presbiteriioannis Imperior
  3. Guinea
  4. Insulæ Canariæ alias Fortunatæ dictæ.
  5. Nigritarum regio