Naval telescope with one-draw tube

Naval telescope, one brass draw tube, decagonal mahogany body

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Naval telescope, one brass draw tube, decagonal mahogany body
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Naval telescope, one brass draw tube, decagonal mahogany body, length when closed: 60cm., late 18th century, (Wellcome B850)

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Category:
Optics
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
1984-1349
type:
telescope - nautical and telescope - refracting
credit:
Wellcome Trust