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[6] Design Finished drawing for the observatory, 1767
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Reference number
SM Adam volume 19/120
Purpose
[6] Design Finished drawing for the observatory, 1767
Aspect
Section of a four-storey tower, as Adam volumes 19/115-119, but showing a vaulted room on the ground storey, a domed room on the first storey, and a flat-ceilinged room on the second store
Scale
bar scale of 1/4 inch to 1 foot
Signed and dated
- 1767
datable to 1767
Medium and dimensions
Pen, pencil and wash on laid paper (303 x 454)
Hand
Adam office hand, possibly William Hamilton
Watermark
IHS IVILLEDARY
Literature
Bolton, 1922, Volume II, Index p. 26
King, 2001, Volume II, p. 223
For a full list of literature references see scheme notes.
King, 2001, Volume II, p. 223
For a full list of literature references see scheme notes.
Level
Drawing
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