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Naval telescope- draw tube inscription Long Caption: This achromatic telescope has a tapering leather-covered barrel and a single silvered-brass draw tube. The other silvered-brass fittings include a sliding eyepiece cover. Credit line: © National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London Object: NAV1658 Artist: Thomas Harris & Son Date: circa 1822 Medium: mahogany; leather; silvered brass; glass Size: length: 975 mm (closed, with cap), 1169 mm (fully emm xtended); diameter: 64 mm (barrel, mamm x.), 72 (mamm x.); 1048 mm x 94 mm x 94 mm Click here to buy a bespoke print of this image.