(b) / 19th Century / Made by P. Dorffel / Berlin (Germany) / Brass / Former collection of the Medical Library, the University of Tokyo / UMUT Miyake collection

One of the telescopes made in Europe and brought to Japan. This one, made in Germany, comes from the Miyake family, the members of which are widely known in the history of medicine, starting with Hiizu Miyake (1848-1938), the first dean of the College of Medicine of the Imperial University.

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