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Telescope eyepiece end
This brass eyepiece end from a telescope has a pivoted lens cover. It is one of the relics of Sir John Franklin's last expedition (1845-48) in search of the North-West Passage. The eyepiece was obtained from the Inuit at Repulse Bay in 1854 by the Rae Expedition. The Inuit said that they had found the material at a camp to the north west of the mouth of the Back River, where a party of Europeans had died of starvation.
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Object Details
| ID: | AAA2066 |
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| Collection: | Astronomical and navigational instruments; Polar Equipment and Relics |
| Type: | Telescope eyepiece end |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Creator: | Unknown |
| Events: | Arctic Exploration: Franklin's Last Expedition, 1845-1848; Arctic Exploration: Dr John Rae, 1853-1854 |
| Date made: | circa 1845 |
| People: | Barrow, John; Royal United Service Institution |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, Royal United Service Institution Collection |
| Measurements: | 11 x 31 mm |