F4566-002

Naval telescope - inscription Long Caption: This telescope is typical of the type used on board ship in the mid-19th century for general observations. It has a tapered leather-covered barrel and a single brass draw tube. The other brass fittings include a pivoted eyepiece cover and an objective lens cap. The maker's name is inscribed on the draw tube as 'Troughton & Simms / London'. Credit line: © National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, Stokes Collection Object: NAV1669 Artist: Troughton & Simms Date: circa 1840 Medium: leather; brass; glass Size: length: 959 mm (closed, with cap), 1129 mm (fully emm xtended); diameter: 67 mm (barrel, mamm x.), 72 mm (mamm x.) Click here to buy a bespoke print of this image.