Culpeper microscope, 1730-1740
- maker:
- Edmund Culpeper Edmund Culpeper
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Culpeper type microscope unsigned [by Culpeper] with wooden case, 1730-1740, accessories including: fish plate stage, three object lenses, three bone/ivory slides in fitted case drawer.
Details
- Category:
- Optics
- Object Number:
- 1985-2214/8
- Materials:
- oak (wood), wood, vellum, fish skin, copper (alloy), cardboard, paper, glass, paint, gold leaf and iron
- Measurements:
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overall (case): 460 mm x 160 mm x 180 mm, , 1.615kg
overall (microscope): 360 mm x x , 140 mm, 1.055kg
- type:
- microscopes and culpeper microscopes
- credit:
- National Maritime Museum
