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Etching of John Speed's Map of Africa 1626 - John Speed - Africæ described . the manners of their habits and building newly done into English by I.S. and published at the charges of G. Humble Ano 1626 John Speed was a notable cartographer and historian of Britain. This first state of his decorative 1626 map is sought after by collectors because it is the first map of Africa prepared by a notable English cartographer.