Very Rare Limited Edition PETER REYNOLDS FURSE PICTORIAL Map

  
This rare limited edition 12/100 is hand signed by PETER REYNOLDS FURSE, most you see are published copies!! He was born 29 Oct 1901 in Farnham, Hampshire, Surrey, England. He was a son of Dame Katharine (Symonds) Furse, GBE, and the English artist Charles Wellington Furse. He entered the Royal Navy during WWI at age 17.

He was a cartographer and graduated Emmanuel College, University of Cambridge in 1922. Peter Furse was a British Navy officer who began his service WWI at age 17, during which time he received his first exposure to map drafting. After the war he continued his education at the University of Cambridge.

When WWII came, he again served with the Royal Navy, ultimately elevating to the rank of Lieutenant commander. After spending several years in Africa, Furse and his wife, Barbara, emigrated to the village of Hampton, New Brunswick, Canada. While in Africa, Furse developed an interest in pictorial maps, which he continued after moving to North America.

He died in New Brunswick in 1970.