John Speed, A Prospect of the Most Famous Parts of the World: Viz. Asia, Affrica, Europe, America, with...Grecia, Roman Empire, Germanie, Bohemia, France, Belgia, Spaine, Italie, Hungarie, Denmarke, Poland, Persia...Together with...Great Brittaines empire

John Speed

British · 1552–1629

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  1. John Speed, Europ and the cheife cities…, Mapa Europy pochodząca z dzieła „A prospect of the most famous parts of the world”, stan pierwszy, Londyn 1626; u góry widoki Londynu, Paryża, Rzymu, Konstantynopola, Wenecji, Pragi, Amsterdamu i LizbEurop and the cheife cities…Sopocki Dom Aukcyjny · PLN 26,000≈ $6,426≈ £5,162≈ €6,193Sign up to see
  2. John Speed, A New and Accurat Map of the World, engraving with hand-colouringA New and Accurat Map of the WorldToovey's · £3,000≈ $3,913≈ €3,405Sign up to see
  3. John Speed, Midle-Sex described with the most Famous Cities of London and Westminster': Map of Middlesex, described by John Norden, sold by Thomas Bassett, engraving with later hand-colouringMidle-Sex described with the most Famous Cities of London and Westminster': Map of Middlesex, described by John Norden, sold by Thomas BassettToovey's · £1,150≈ $1,500≈ €1,305Sign up to see

John Speed’s highest prices recorded at auction, ranked in US dollars at each sale-date exchange rate and shown in the currency of the sale (with the buyer’s premium where the house publishes it).

Born 1552Died 1629Museum works 1

Works in museum collections

Open-access images (public domain, CC0 or CC BY) from museum collections, each shown with its credit line and licence.

John Speed, A Prospect of the Most Famous Parts of the World: Viz. Asia, Affrica, Europe, America, with...Grecia, Roman Empire, Germanie, Bohemia, France, Belgia, Spaine, Italie, Hungarie, Denmarke, Poland, Persia...Together with...Great Brittaines empire
A Prospect of the Most Famous Parts of the World: Viz. Asia, Affrica, Europe, America, with...Grecia, Roman Empire, Germanie, Bohemia, France, Belgia, Spaine, Italie, Hungarie, Denmarke, Poland, Persia...Together with...Great Brittaines empire1631 · Illustrations: engraving and etching
The Metropolitan Museum of Art ↗
CC0 · The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Bequest of W. Gedney Beatty, 1941 — Open Acce…

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