William Rea Furlong map collection.
Furlong, William Rea, 1881-1976.
Great Britain. Hydrographic Department. cartographer.
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Military Maps. lcgft.
Manuscript maps. lcgft
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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.
Transferred from Manuscript Division. Originally part of William Rea Furlong Papers.
LC Manuscript Division.
Finding aid available in the Geography and Map Reading Room and at
World War, 1914-1918--Europe--Maps.
Railroads--France--Maps.
North Sea--Maps.
Aegean Sea--Maps.
Europe.
North Sea.
Aegean Sea.
Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image.
William Rea Furlong papers
http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.gmd/g5701sm.gct00412
http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.gmd/eadgmd.gm016004
http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.gmd/eadgmd.gm016004.3
Open to research.