Model of a Batavian Coastal Telegraph, anonymous, c. 1798 - c. 1800 demonstration model Model of an optical telegraph on ground board. It consists of a studited mast with a ra and a flag sting. Sports were installed between two of the four braces to climb the mast. With hoists over blocks on the RA, two flexes or wings are moved halfway through the mast, and two balls at the ends of the RA are hoisted up and down; The balls are missing. Scale 1:45 (scale on model). Netherlands wood (plant material). brass (alloy). textile materials. rope

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