Telescope said to have belonged to Captain James Cook
Telescope said to have belonged to Captain James Cook
About this item
Full title
Date
1760-1779
Call Numbers
SAFE/DR 14
Record Identifier
Reference Code
Formats
Physical Description
Contents
Objects - 87 cm. long, fully extended - 1 telescope in timber case with hinged lid
Other Descriptions
Level of description
Fonds
Access and use
Copying Conditions
Out of copyright
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Physical Access Conditions
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Issue Copy
Digitised
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Alternative Titles
Full title
Telescope said to have belonged to Captain James Cook
Notes
General note
Digital order no:Album ID : 823535
Signature / Inscriptions
"Telescope - Capt. Cook, lent by R.J. Holder Christie, Pen Y Bryn, Saint Peter's Road, South Croydon" -- inscribed on case
Conservation note
Telescope and box stored separately, April 2011. Box in DR sequence
Contextual Information
Source
Bequeathed by Sir William Dixson, 1952
Collection history
See Christie family documents concerning the telescope's provenance & authenticity, 1891-1917 (MSQ 150)
Identifiers
Primary Identifiers
Call Numbers
SAFE/DR 14
Record Identifier
9PQ8wben
Permalink
https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/9PQ8wben
Other Identifiers
Reference code
447360
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