Telescope, brass with green fishskin covering

Made:
1780-1850 in Paris
maker:
George

Telescope, brass with green fishskin covering, with 4 alternative eyepieces on plate, in leather tube, by George, Quay de Couty, Paris, France 1780-1850

Details

Category:
Optics
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A658689
Materials:
telescope, brass, telescope, fishskin and tube, leather
Measurements:
length 129 mm
diameter 47 mm
type:
telescope - galilean, telescope - terrestrial and telescope - refracting

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