cartographer
Humphrey Llwyd.
Welsh cartographer, politician, author and antiquary (1527–1568)
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About Humphrey Llwyd
Humphrey Llwyd (1527–1568) was a Welsh cartographer, author, antiquary and Member of Parliament. He was a leading member of the Renaissance period in Wales along with other such men as William Salesbury and William Morgan. His library, together with those of his patron, the Earl of Arundel and his brother-in-law, Lord Lumley, formed the basis of the Royal Collection of books; currently housed at the British Library. His motto was Hwy pery klod na golyd.
Everything about Humphrey Llwyd →- Occupation
- cartographer, politician, historian, physician
- Position held
- Member of Parliament in the Parliament of England, Member of the 1559 Parliament, Member of the 1563-67 Parliament
- Citizenship
- Wales
- Born
- 1527
- Died
- 1568, August 31, 1568