The Finest Map of Essex

Introduction

The Chapman & Andre Map of Essex was published on a scale 2″ to the mile & was the first map of Essex to illustrate every country house, minor lane, ferry, creek, etc.

Speaker

Peter Walker

Peter is a retired accountant who has been collecting and studying maps of Essex for over 25 years, and assisted in cataloguing the ERO’s collection of printed maps of Essex

Date & Time

Wednesday 26th February 2025

7.45 pm

Further Information

The ancient county of Essex is represented in many maps from the sixteenth century onwards, a large number of which can be found today at the Essex Record Office.