Night telescope

F4561-001

Night telescope Long Caption: This non-achromatic telescope has a painted wooden barrel and a single brass draw tube without a mechanical stop. The other brass fittings include a sliding eyepiece cover and an objective lens cap. The maker's name is inscribed on the draw tube as 'CARY, LONDON'. Credit line: © National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, Stokes Collection Object: NAV1671 Artist: Cary Date: circa 1840 Medium: wood; brass; glass Size: length: 690 mm (closed, with cap), 786 mm (focused, appromm x.); diameter: 82 mm (barrel), 85 mm (mamm x.) Click here to buy a bespoke print of this image.