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Naval telescope
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 |
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| 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 |
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