Hand telescope

Made:
1770-1777 in London
maker:
Benjamin Martin

Hand telescope, 4-draw, in green shagreen case, by Benjamin Martin, London, c.1775

Details

Category:
Optics
Object Number:
1919-467
type:
telescope - refracting
credit:
Court, Thomas Henry

Parts

Case for hand telescope

Case for hand telescope

Green shagreen case for Hand telescope, 4-draw, by Benjamin Martin, London, c.1775

Object Number:
1919-467 Pt2
type:
instrument cases
Image ©
The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum

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