The Land of Heart’s Delight, Mar 4

March 4, 2014 1:30pm

Just how, and why, did Vancouver Island get onto the map? How was knowledge of our immediate geography acquired and recorded? Michael Layland will present a talk about his new book, The Land of Heart’s Delight; Early Maps and Charts of Vancouver Island. The book relates the stories behind some 130 maps of the island dating between 1593 and 1915 — before the arrival of Europeans through to the start of the First World War. The author will tell of his researches and what he discovered in the process. He will illustrate his talk with a few examples of maps included in the book. Copies of the book will be available for sale, and signed if requested.