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Payette Bible Series — 1610 Map of Scotland by John Speed
Seventh installment in Forsyth resident's remarkable collection
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A flawless 404-year-old map of Scotland created by John Speed, part of Forsyth County resident Charles Payette’s collection. This was truly Speed’s most famous work before taking his place in history as the creator of the “Genealogies and Map” for the first King James Bible and many subsequent editions. The map is printed to scale in Scottish miles. In the lower right corner, next to the portrait of the future King Charles I, is the author Speed, the date and even the place the map was to be sold. - photo by Micah Green
FORSYTH COUNTY — In this seventh installment in the Forsyth County News series on resident Charles Payette’s Bible collection, we will examine perhaps the most famous and sought-after printed map of Scotland — the 1610 John Speed map. One other copy hangs in the National Library of Scotland. So, one may ask, what do this map and John Speed have to do with the Bible collection?