Binoculars

Galilean binoculars with a blackened brass body and a leather covering (missing on one of the objective ends). The binoculars also have a central focussing wheel, but no independent adjustment of the eyepieces. They once belonged to William Rowe Williams of the Royal Bengal Pilot Service.

Object Details

ID: NAV0049
Collection: Astronomical and navigational instruments
Type: Binoculars
Display location: Not on display
Creator: Unknown
Date made: circa 1861
People: Williams, William Rowe
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements: 193 (max) x 129 x 65 mm