Solar microscope

Brass in wooden box 9.5 x 6" (24.2 x 15.2cm)
Includes letter dated 26 May 1910 from a member of the Adams family to A B Wallis describing how it is assembled.

Object details

ID: NAV0856
Type: Solar microscope
Display location: Not on display
Creator: Unknown
Date made: Probably late 18th century?
People: Wallis, A. B.
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, Adams Collection
Measurements: Overall: 88 mm x 242 mm x 157 mm