A Pocket Telescope by George Stebbing, Plymouth, said to have belonged to William Bligh.
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A Pocket Telescope by George Stebbing, Plymouth, said to have belonged to William Bligh.
Provenance
Harriet Bligh, William Bligh's daughter, and thence by descent to the previous owner.
Exhibited
Exeter, Powderham Castle, William Bligh, Extraordinary Seaman. A look at his life and times, 1982, illustrated in the exhibition catalogue p. 33.