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Collection Map William Rea Furlong map collection.

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About this Item

Title

  • William Rea Furlong map collection.

Summary

  • William Rea Furlong was a United States Navy Rear Admiral during World War II, who also served in the Navy during World War I. The collection consists of World War I-era maps and charts. One chart from 1918 depicts German and British minefields along the coast of England and a portion of continental Europe. Other items are nautical charts of Aegean Sea with annotations.

Names

  • Furlong, William Rea, 1881-1976.
  • Great Britain. Hydrographic Department. cartographer.

Created / Published

  • [Various places] : [various publishers], 1870-1918.

Headings

  • -  World War, 1914-1918--Europe--Maps
  • -  Railroads--France--Maps
  • -  North Sea--Maps
  • -  Aegean Sea--Maps
  • -  Europe
  • -  North Sea
  • -  Aegean Sea

Genre

  • Military Maps
  • Manuscript maps

Notes

  • -  Transferred from Manuscript Division. Originally part of William Rea Furlong Papers.
  • -  Transfer ; LC Manuscript Division.
  • -  In English and French.
  • -  Finding aid available in the Geography and Map Reading Room and at http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.gmd/eadgmd.gm016004

Medium

  • 5 maps : some colored ; various sizes.
  • 1 folder.

Call Number/Physical Location

  • G5701.S65 coll .F8

Source Collection

  • Furlong, William Rea, 1881-1976. William Rea Furlong papers

Repository

Digital Id

Library of Congress Control Number

  • 2016586588

Access Advisory

  • Open to research.

Online Format

  • image

Additional Metadata Formats

IIIF Presentation Manifest

Finding Aid

Rights & Access

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Credit Line: Library of Congress, Geography and Map Division.

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Chicago citation style:

Furlong, William Rea, and Great Britain. Hydrographic Department. Cartographer. William Rea Furlong map collection. [Various places: various publishers, to 1918, 1870] Map. https://aj.sunback.homes/item/2016586588/.

APA citation style:

Furlong, W. R. & Great Britain. Hydrographic Department. Cartographer. (1870) William Rea Furlong map collection. [Various places: various publishers, to 1918] [Map] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://aj.sunback.homes/item/2016586588/.

MLA citation style:

Furlong, William Rea, and Great Britain. Hydrographic Department. Cartographer. William Rea Furlong map collection. [Various places: various publishers, to 1918, 1870] Map. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <aj.sunback.homes/item/2016586588/>.