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John Speed

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The source records Farndon as this person's birthplace. The pin marks the area, not an exact birth address or later home.

John Speed
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Birthplace
Farndon
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What is recorded here

Why this person is known: English cartographer and historian (1551/52-1629)

From Wikidata Q1245028

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Picture notes
  • Eirian Evans, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
  • Jeff Buck, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
  • Ian Paterson, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
  • Computer-made picture. It does not show this playground.
  • Dennis Turner, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
  • Peter Craine, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
  • Chris Andrews, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
  • John Haynes, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
  • Paul Brooker, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
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