Since his maps were used in many high circles, Speed's legacy has been long-reaching.
In later years, Speed would be called "our English Mercator," a person of "extraordinary industry and attainments in the study of antiques," an "honest and impartial historian," a "faithful Chronologer," and "our Cheshire historian..a scholar..a distinguished writer on history."[REF][REF][REF][REF][REF]