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Title

  • [Map of Utah Beach, Normandy, France].

Names

  • United States. Navy.
  • Burwell, Charles Lee, 1917-

Created / Published

  • Camp Bradford, Va. : [United States Navy, 1944]

Headings

  • -  World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--France--Normandy
  • -  Normandy (France)--Maps
  • -  France--Normandy

Genre

  • Relief models

Notes

  • -  Depth shown by bathymetric tints.
  • -  Shows tide lines, slope of the beach, buildings beyond the beach, and the location of hedgehogs (an anti-landing craft system). Numbers on the map correspond with other more traditional maps developed for the invasion.
  • -  Title provided by cataloger.
  • -  Created by United States Navy, June 1944 at Camp Bradford, Va.
  • -  Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image.
  • -  Gift; Charles Burwell.
  • -  Forms part of the Charles Lee Burwell collection of materials related to World War II (Library of Congress)
  • -  Filed under G5833.N7S7 coll .B8 Burwell

Medium

  • 1 model in two sections : col., rubber on foam backing ; both 120 x 120 cm.

Call Number/Physical Location

  • G5833.N7S7 1944 .U5

Source Collection

  • Burwell, Charles Lee, 1917- Charles Lee Burwell collection of materials related to World War II

Repository

  • Library of Congress Geography and Map Division Washington, D.C. 20540-4650 USA dcu

Digital Id

Library of Congress Control Number

  • 2008628434

Online Format

  • image

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

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Chicago citation style:

United States Navy, and Charles Lee Burwell. Map of Utah Beach, Normandy, France. [Camp Bradford, Va.: United States Navy, 1944] Map. https://www.loc.gov/item/2008628434/.

APA citation style:

United States Navy & Burwell, C. L. (1944) Map of Utah Beach, Normandy, France. [Camp Bradford, Va.: United States Navy] [Map] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/2008628434/.

MLA citation style:

United States Navy, and Charles Lee Burwell. Map of Utah Beach, Normandy, France. [Camp Bradford, Va.: United States Navy, 1944] Map. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <www.loc.gov/item/2008628434/>.