A HANDSOME DOLLOND TELESCOPE, 2/2 18th
Euro 1450
Circa
2/2 18th century
Country of manufacture
UK and Ireland
Description
A good “Dollond London” four-draw tubes refracting telescope in green ray skin (shagreen) and green vellum tubes with brass fittings.
Dimension: 28cm (11”) close; 102 (40”) fully extended
Conditon: very good, few scratches to inner tubes. Complete with dust-cap (objective cap missing).
It gives fine erect images with its singlet objective lens.
John (1706 – 1761) and Peter (1730- 1820) Dollond were British makers of optical and astronomical instruments who developed an achromatic (non-colour-distorting) refracting telescope.
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Alpha et Omega
Alpha Et Omega
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