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Officer of the Watch telescope- draw tube inscription Long Caption: This telescope is typical of the type used on board ship in the 19th century for general observations. It has a leather-covered barrel and a single silvered-brass draw tube. The other silvered-brass fittings include a sliding eyepiece cover (of which the slide is missing) and an extending sunshade. Credit line: © National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London Object: NAV1665 Artist: Andrew Ross Date: circa 1850 Medium: silvered brass; leather; glass Size: length: 433 mm (closed), 592 mm (fully emm xtended); diameter: 38 mm (barrel), 39 mm (mamm x) Click here to buy a bespoke print of this image.