William Bligh's telescope
William Bligh's telescope
About this item
Full title
Date
Between 1770 and 1790
Call Numbers
SAFE/LR 6
Record Identifier
Reference Code
Formats
Physical Description
Contents
1 telescope with extendable eyepiece & eye cover slip - Length approx. 69 cm.; Diameter approx. 9 cm. - some pins missing so some looseness at connections; fine crack near eyepiece along timber - wooden brass
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Level of description
Fonds
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Physical Access Conditions
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Alternative Titles
Full title
William Bligh's telescope
Notes
General note
Undated. Date approximated to between when Bligh first joined the navy and when he returned to London following the Bounty mutiny
Digital order no:Album ID : 823434
Signature / Inscriptions
Captn Wm Bligh / Royal Navy -- engraved on inner brass cylinder
"Troughton / London" -- engraved on inner brass cylinder
Contextual Information
Source
Presented by W.O.C. Bligh, 1934
Identifiers
Primary Identifiers
Call Numbers
SAFE/LR 6
Record Identifier
YzOgP0M9
Permalink
https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/YzOgP0M9
Other Identifiers
Reference code
446180
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