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