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Lookout telescope
This navigational telescope has a mahogany barrel, a single brass draw tube and brass fittings. The eyepiece has a sliding cover but the cap for the objective lens appears to be missing.
The maker's name is inscribed on the draw tube - 'JOSH MAZZUCHI' - probably referring to a Joseph Mazzuchi. Nothing more is known about this maker. The telescope does not have an achromatic lens, however, suggesting that it could even date from before 1770.
The maker's name is inscribed on the draw tube - 'JOSH MAZZUCHI' - probably referring to a Joseph Mazzuchi. Nothing more is known about this maker. The telescope does not have an achromatic lens, however, suggesting that it could even date from before 1770.
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Object Details
| ID: | NAV1560 |
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| Collection: | Astronomical and navigational instruments |
| Type: | Lookout telescope |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Creator: | Mazzuchi, Joseph |
| Date made: | circa 1800 |
| People: | National Service League |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
| Measurements: | Overall: 530 mm; Diameter: 63 mm |
| Parts: | Lookout telescope |