Naval telescope

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This achromatic telescope has a tapering wooden barrel and a single brass draw tube. The fittings are also made of brass and include sliding eyepiece and objective lens covers. A handwritten label on the barrel says that it was ‘Lord St Vincent’s Telescope Used at Battle of St Vincent 1797’, but this has not been confirmed.

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Object Details

ID:	NAV1949
Collection:	Astronomical and navigational instruments
Type:	Naval telescope
Display location:	Not on display
Creator:	Unknown
Date made:	circa 1800
Exhibition:	Voyagers
Credit:	National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements:	Overall: 660 mm; Diameter: 65 mm