Roger Rea (1606 - 1665) was an English mapseller and publisher. He was born in London to John and Elizabeth Rea; John Rea was a goldsmith - probably an exchanging goldsmith, a precursor to modern bankers. Roger was apprenticed as a stationer to Peter Cowley. He and his son - also Roger - went into business as publishers, primarily focusing on their purchase of the publishing rights to the maps of the Speed atlases. They produced editions of the Speed pocket atlases, and in 1662 produced a full edition of Speed's A Prospect of the Most Famous Parts of the World. They may have continued publishing these as late as 1665, but the elder Rea died in the Great Plague of 1665 and the bulk of the Reas' stock was subsequently destroyed in the Great Fire of 1666. Consequently, Rea editions of the Speed maps are rare.