Dioptrice : pre-1775 refracting telescopes

Unknown, 1617 c.
Kunstgewerbemuseum / Staatliche Museen zu Berlin, Berlin, Germany
P19

Khachatur dpir, 1795
Wellcome Images, London, United Kingdom
Or (Armenian) 7

[unknown maker]
Kedleston Hall, Derby, United Kingdom
National Trust Inventory Number 109115

Cuff, John, 1740 c.
Scotney Castle, Kent, United Kingdom
Nat Trust Inv No 791633

[unknown maker], 1750 c.
National Museum of Ireland, Dublin, Ireland
NMIDM:1994.18

[unknown maker], 1750
National Museum of Ireland, Dublin, Ireland
NMIDM:1994.17

Moschino, Giuseppi, 1775 c.
National Museum of Ireland, Dublin, Ireland
NMIDM: 1917.31

Dollond, 1770 c.
National Maritime Museum, Greenwich (London), England
NAV1664

Unknown, 1750 c.
National Maritime Museum, Greenwich (London), England
NAV1663

Unknown, 1770 c.
National Maritime Museum, Greenwich (London), England
NAV1662

Dollond, 1760 c.
National Maritime Museum, Greenwich (London), England
NAV1656

Unknown, 1750 c.
National Maritime Museum, Greenwich (London), England
NAV1655

Dollond, 1770 c.
National Maritime Museum, Greenwich (London), England
NAV1639

Sayde, 1780 c.
National Maritime Museum, Greenwich (London), England
NAV1618

Unknown, 1750 c.
National Maritime Museum, Greenwich (London), England
NAV1617

Marshall, John, 1700 c.
National Maritime Museum, Greenwich (London), England
NAV1615

Gilbert, John, 1780 c.
National Maritime Museum, Greenwich (London), England
NAV1601

Unknown, 1750 c.
National Maritime Museum, Greenwich (London), England
NAV1599

Unknown, 1750 c.
National Maritime Museum, Greenwich (London), England
NAV1597

Unknown, 1770 c.
National Maritime Museum, Greenwich (London), England
NAV1593

Unknown, 1710 c.
National Maritime Museum, Greenwich (London), England
NAV1592

Longland, William, 1690 c.
National Maritime Museum, Greenwich (London), England
NAV1587

Unknown, 1710 c.
National Maritime Museum, Greenwich (London), England
NAV1578

Unknown, 1750 c.
National Maritime Museum, Greenwich (London), England
NAV1577

Unknown, 1750 c.
National Maritime Museum, Greenwich (London), England
NAV1576

Ayscough, James, 1760 c.
National Maritime Museum, Greenwich (London), England
NAV1575

Unknown, 1700 c.
National Maritime Museum, Greenwich (London), England
NAV1567

Unknown, 1740 c.
National Maritime Museum, Greenwich (London), England
NAV1558

Unknown, 1750 c.
National Maritime Museum, Greenwich (London), England
NAV1557

Unknown, 1660
National Maritime Museum, Greenwich (London), England
NAV1556

Unknown, 1700 c.
National Maritime Museum, Greenwich (London), England
NAV1555

Dollond, 1760 c.
National Maritime Museum, Greenwich (London), England
NAV1554

Unknown, 1660 c.
National Maritime Museum, Greenwich (London), England
NAV1553

Unknown, 1750 c.
National Maritime Museum, Greenwich (London), England
NAV1552

Sansedonius, Franc, 1730
National Maritime Museum, Greenwich (London), England
NAV1551

Unknown, 1690 c.
National Maritime Museum, Greenwich (London), England
NAV1550

Unknown, 1710 c.
National Maritime Museum, Greenwich (London), England
NAV1549

Unknown, 1660
National Maritime Museum, Greenwich (London), England
NAV1548

Cunigham, Jacob, 1661 c.
National Maritime Museum, Greenwich (London), England
NAV1547

Mur, Christian & Sterr, Johann, 1710 c.
National Maritime Museum, Greenwich (London), England
NAV1546

Unknown, 1680 c.
National Maritime Museum, Greenwich (London), England
NAV1545

Unknown, 1710 c.
National Maritime Museum, Greenwich (London), England
NAV1544

Cock, Christopher [attrib], 1680 c.
National Maritime Museum, Greenwich (London), England
NAV1543

Unknown, 1720 c.
National Maritime Museum, Greenwich (London), England
NAV1542

Jones, 1750 c.
National Maritime Museum, Greenwich (London), England
NAV1541

Watkins, Francis, 1760 c.
National Maritime Museum, Greenwich (London), England
NAV1539

Unknown, 1720 c.
National Maritime Museum, Greenwich (London), England
NAV1538

Watkins, 1760 c.
National Maritime Museum, Greenwich (London), England
NAV1535

Dollond, 1760 c.
National Maritime Museum, Greenwich (London), England
NAV1534

Dollond, 1780 c.
National Maritime Museum, Greenwich (London), England
NAV1531

Unknown, 1730 c.
National Maritime Museum, Greenwich (London), England
NAV1530

Unknown, 1750 c.
National Maritime Museum, Greenwich (London), England
NAV1527

Cuff, John, 1736
National Maritime Museum, Greenwich (London), England
NAV1526

Unknown, 1770 c.
National Maritime Museum, Greenwich (London), England
NAV1525

Unknown, 1750 c.
National Maritime Museum, Greenwich (London), England
NAV1524

Unknown, 1710 c.
National Maritime Museum, Greenwich (London), England
NAV1523

Willdey, George, 1710 c.
National Maritime Museum, Greenwich (London), England
NAV1522

Unknown, 1730 c.
National Maritime Museum, Greenwich (London), England
NAV1521

Dollond, 1770 c.
National Maritime Museum, Greenwich (London), England
NAV1520

Unknown, 1760 c.
National Maritime Museum, Greenwich (London), England
NAV1519

Dollond, 1770 c.
National Maritime Museum, Greenwich (London), England
NAV1516

Marshall, John, 1700 c.
National Maritime Museum, Greenwich (London), England
NAV1515

Sterrop, George, 1740 c.
National Maritime Museum, Greenwich (London), England
NAV1514

Unknown, 1750 c.
National Maritime Museum, Greenwich (London), England
NAV1513

Vesdy, 1700 c.
National Maritime Museum, Greenwich (London), England
NAV1511

Unknown, 1730 c.
National Maritime Museum, Greenwich (London), England
NAV1510

Unknown, 1750 c.
National Maritime Museum, Greenwich (London), England
NAV1509

Hamel, 1740 c.
National Maritime Museum, Greenwich (London), England
NAV1500

Unknown, 1740 c.
National Maritime Museum, Greenwich (London), England
NAV1499

Unknown, 1740 c.
National Maritime Museum, Greenwich (London), England
NAV1498

Unknown, 1740 c.
National Maritime Museum, Greenwich (London), England
NAV1497

Unknown, 1700 c.
National Maritime Museum, Greenwich (London), England
NAV1496

Unknown, 1750 c.
National Maritime Museum, Greenwich (London), England
NAV1495

Unknown, 1720 c.
National Maritime Museum, Greenwich (London), England
NAV1494

Moschino, Giusepee, 1650 c.
National Maritime Museum, Greenwich (London), England
NAV1493

Unknown, 1700 c.
National Maritime Museum, Greenwich (London), England
NAV1492

Unknown, 1690 c.
National Maritime Museum, Greenwich (London), England
NAV1491

Unknown, 1690 c.
National Maritime Museum, Greenwich (London), England
NAV1490

Dollond, 1770 c.
National Maritime Museum, Greenwich (London), England
NAV1487

Dollond, 1770 c.
National Maritime Museum, Greenwich (London), England
NAV1483

Ramsden, Jesse, 1780 c.20
Adler Planetarium and Astronomy Museum, Chicago, USA
N-65

Unknown
Louwman Collection of Historic Telescopes, Wassenaar, The Netherlands
Middelburg ?

Martin, Benjamin, 1760 c.
Louwman Collection of Historic Telescopes, Wassenaar, The Netherlands
Middelburg 18

van der Bildt, Bauke Eisma, 1800 c.
Louwman Collection of Historic Telescopes, Wassenaar, The Netherlands
Middelburg 17

Unknown
Louwman Collection of Historic Telescopes, Wassenaar, The Netherlands
Middelburg 16

Unknown
Louwman Collection of Historic Telescopes, Wassenaar, The Netherlands
Middelburg 15

Adams, George Sr.
Museu da Ciencia Universidade de Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal
MNCT 0000001

Unknown, 1725 c.
Adler Planetarium and Astronomy Museum, Chicago, USA
M-462

Patroni, Pietro, 1720 c.
Adler Planetarium and Astronomy Museum, Chicago, USA
M-460

Unsigned, 1735 c.15
Adler Planetarium and Astronomy Museum, Chicago, USA
M-459

Unknown, 1750 c.+50
Adler Planetarium and Astronomy Museum, Chicago, USA
M-458

Dolland, 1800 c.+25
Adler Planetarium and Astronomy Museum, Chicago, USA
M-457

Unknown
Adler Planetarium and Astronomy Museum, Chicago, USA
M-456

Dolland [?], 1800 c.
Adler Planetarium and Astronomy Museum, Chicago, USA
M-455

Unknown, 1725 c.
Adler Planetarium and Astronomy Museum, Chicago, USA
M-454

Unknown, 1750 c.50
Adler Planetarium and Astronomy Museum, Chicago, USA
M-453

Unknown, 1725 c.25
Adler Planetarium and Astronomy Museum, Chicago, USA
M-452

Unknown, English, 1700 c.25
Adler Planetarium and Astronomy Museum, Chicago, USA
M-451

Deregni, Angelo, 1750 c.?
Adler Planetarium and Astronomy Museum, Chicago, USA
M-449

Semitecolo, Leonardo, 1750 c.50
Adler Planetarium and Astronomy Museum, Chicago, USA
M-447

Dioptrice is made possible by the generous support of the National Science Foundation, the National Endowment for the Humanities, the Program in the History and Philosophy of Science at the University of Notre Dame, and the Adler Planetarium & Astronomy Museum.

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