Camera lucida

camera lucida, glass prism (lens missing) with velvet lined shagreen case.

Object details

ID: NAV0515
Type: Camera lucida
Materials: Metal: brass; Inorganic: glass
Display location: Not on display
Creator: Unknown
Date made: circa 1820
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, Adams Collection
Measurements: Overall: 16 mm x 220 mm x 52 mm
Parts: Camera lucida