Michael Layland, MD

Michael Layland was born and educated in England and trained as an officer and map-maker in the Royal Engineers. He serves as the current president of the Friends of the BC Archives, is a former president of the Victoria Historical Society, and is on the committee of the Historical Map Society of BC. He is also a member of the Society for the History of Discoveries and the International Map Collectors Society. His articles on explorers and exploration history have appeared in international...See more

Michael Layland was born and educated in England and trained as an officer and map-maker in the Royal Engineers. He serves as the current president of the Friends of the BC Archives, is a former president of the Victoria Historical Society, and is on the committee of the Historical Map Society of BC. He is also a member of the Society for the History of Discoveries and the International Map Collectors Society. His articles on explorers and exploration history have appeared in international encyclopedias, including eight entries in the two-volume "The Oxford Companion to World Exploration." He also reviews books for British Columbia History magazine. Michael has lived in British Columbia for some 30 years, for the last 20 in Victoria. "A Perfect Eden" is a companion to his first book, "The Land of Heart's Delight: Early Maps and Charts of Vancouver Island." " See less