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  • image SM Adam volume 29/14

Reference number

SM Adam volume 29/14

Purpose

[12] Drainage plan for a castle-style house, 1796, executed status unknown

Aspect

Plan of a rectangular house with four circular corner towers as in SM Adam 29/10, showing the proposed drainage system

Scale

bar scale of 1 1/4 inch to 10 feet

Inscribed

Plan of the Drains at Mauldslie Castle / This plan is right according to the / Ink drains which were corrected / by Mr Caines , Augt 1796 ~ / after the / Castle was / Built / AC / after the Castle / was Built / After the / Castle was Built ~ / After the Castle / was Built

Signed and dated

  • 1796
    Augt 1796 ~

Medium and dimensions

Pen, pencil and cerulean wash on laid paper (395x315)

Watermark

Man with a spear in cartouche surmounted by crown

Literature

Bolton, 1922, p. 22
For a full list of literature references see scheme notes.

Level

Drawing

Digitisation of the Drawings Collection has been made possible through the generosity of the Leon Levy Foundation

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