'Royal delineator' camera obscura

Made:: 1775-1785 in London

inventor:: William Storer

'Royal delineator' camera obscura, by William Storer (in mahogany case, with lock, no key), 1778.

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Category:: Optics

Object Number:: 1924-474

type:: optical drawing aid - camera obscura

credit:: Court, Thomas Henry

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Royal delineator (type of camera obscura)

Materials:: mahogany (wood) , metal (unknown) , copper (alloy) , brass (copper, zinc alloy) , glass , paper (fibre product) and iron

Object Number:: 1924-474 Pt1

type:: instrument component and optical drawing aid - camera obscura

'Royal delineator' camera obscura

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Royal delineator (type of camera obscura)

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