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Object Name |
Case, Telescope |
Catalog Number |
0985.05.00045b |
Description |
Telescope case; mahogany with the manufacturer's paper label, "C. Duhamel / Manufacturer of / Optical, Physical, and Mathematical / Instruments / No. 50 Chartres Street / New Orleans", applied to the underside of the lid. With hinged lid. Unlined. For telescope (.45) and eyepiece (.45a). |
Material |
wood |
Dimensions |
H-3 W-25.5 D-5 inches |
Owned |
Pierre Gustave Toutant Beauregard [P. G. T. Beauregard] |
Made |
C. Duhamel, New Orleans, Louisiana |
Provenance |
Gen. P. G. T. Beauregard used this telescope with the additional eye piece and case during the war. |
People |
Beauregard, Pierre Gustave Toutant (P. G. T.) |
Search Terms |
Optics Battle of First Manassas / First Bull Run |
Subjects |
Optical devices |