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Pocket telescope
This achromatic telescope has a mahogany barrel and a single brass draw tube without a mechanical stop. The brass fittings include sliding eyepiece and objective lens covers. The maker's name is inscribed on the sliding piece of the objective lens cover as 'Dollond / London'.
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Object Details
| ID: | NAV1628 |
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| Collection: | Astronomical and navigational instruments |
| Type: | Pocket telescope |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Creator: | Dollond & Aitchison |
| Date made: | circa 1780 |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, Adams Collection |
| Measurements: | Overall: 275 mm; Diameter: 32 mm |