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[1] Preliminary design of a bridge, 1793, unexecuted
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Reference number
SM Adam volume 1/82
Purpose
[1] Preliminary design of a bridge, 1793, unexecuted
Aspect
Part-elevation of a bridge showing three spans and piers with pyramidal-roof starlings, and domed pedestals with an arched abutment at one end with stairs and a lodge. The bridge is adorned with enclosed rosettes, cornices and balustrading with lamps on pedestals
Scale
not to scale
Inscribed
[_ _ _ _ _] level / of the River
Signed and dated
- 1793
datable to 1793
Medium and dimensions
Pencil on laid paper (406x118)
Hand
Probably
James Adam
James Adam
Literature
King, 2001, p. 56
For a full list of literature references see scheme notes.
For a full list of literature references see scheme notes.
Level
Drawing
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