Biography for Peter Walker
After a degree in Biochemistry and a career as a Chartered Accountant with one of the global firms, Peter now spends most of his time collecting and studying maps, of the county of Essex (the English one) and of the British Isles. His interest in collecting started with seeing an “error” on the 1777 map which is the centrepiece of his talk.
He created the published catalogue of printed maps of Essex held at the Essex Record Office and has presented many talks to local societies on Essex maps. He is also the Membership Secretary of IMCoS.
Talk Synopsis
The Chapman & Andre map of Essex is one of the large-scale county maps produced in the 18th century, seeking to be far more detailed that anything that had been printed before. The talk will look at the whole map and many details, including its demonstration of how British Society was structured.
https://map-of-essex.uk/
