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Elijah J. Burritt
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The Great Refracting Telescope, Cambridge, Mass.
Publication Place / Date
New York / 1850 circa
Image Dimensions
12 x 15 inches
Color
Uncolored
Condition
VG
Stock# 28479
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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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