Pocket refracting telescope with tripod stand

Made:: 1782 in Amsterdam

maker:: Jan van Deijl & Zoon

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Pocket refracting telescope with tripod stand, by Jan van Deijl and Zoon, Amsterdam, Netherlands, 1782, 1 3/4" diam.

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Category:: Optics

Object Number:: 1938-146

Materials:: copper (alloy) and glass

Measurements:: overall (assembled): 300 mm x 190 mm x 170 mm, , .51kg

type:: telescope - refracting

credit:: Sotheby and Compan

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Pocket refracting telescope with tripod stand

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