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Elijah J. Burritt:  The Great Refracting Telescope, Cambridge, Mass.




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Title: The Great Refracting Telescope, Cambridge, Mass.

Map Maker: Elijah J. Burritt

Place / Date: New York / 1850 ca

Coloring: Uncolored

Size: 12 x 15 inches

Condition: VG

Price: $145.00

Inventory ID: 28479


Description:

Interesting image of Harvard University's "Great Equatorial Telescope," made by Mory in Munich in 1845-46, the lagest refractor telescope in the United States.


Condition Description: Minor soiling. Printed on stiff heavy paper.


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