Free public lecture by the Nanaimo Historical Society
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Author Michael Layland will discuss his most recent book, A Perfect Eden: Encounters by Early Explorers of Vancouver Island. In this volume, Layland has compiled the stories of the early explorations of Vancouver Island between the 1500s and 1800s. A Perfect Eden offers the accounts and voices of the early cartographers and their expanding knowledge of our Island across three centuries of exploration, surveying, and indigenous contacts.
A Perfect Eden is a follow-up project to The Land of Heart’s Delight: Early Maps and Charts of Vancouver Island (2013), which is a compilation of images, stories, and evolution of the early maps of Vancouver Island.
About our speaker: Michael Layland is a former Royal Engineers mapmaker and training officer. He has lived in Victoria since 1991. ### The Nanaimo Historical Society is a non-profit organization. Founded in 1953, the Society’s mission is to preserve, promote, and celebrate the history of Nanaimo and central Vancouver Island.
Annual membership is $24 for an individual, $30 for a family, and $34 for an organization. Membership includes a subscription to British Columbia History, the quarterly journal of the British Columbia Historical Federation. ###
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| Cost: |
Free Event |
Category: |
Arts | Entertainment Literature | Poetry Talks | Lectures Everything Else Community Conference |
| Location: |
Bowen Park Complex
500 Bowen Rd, Nanaimo |
This event is for Adults, Seniors, Student / College | |
| More Info: |
Darrell Ohs [email protected] 250-758-0911 |
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