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  • image SM Adam volume 30/106

Reference number

SM Adam volume 30/106

Purpose

[2] Survey drawing for a tower, ND

Aspect

Ground plan for a triangular tower with circular corner turrets and a central hexagonal room. There is a staircase in one turret and a chimneypiece in another

Scale

bar scale of 1 3/4 inches to 10 feet

Inscribed

(In the hand of William Adam and underwritten in pencil) Plan for the Duke of Argyle / (verso) 2 / 2

Signed and dated

  • ND

Medium and dimensions

Pen, pencil and wash within a ruled border on laid paper (291x460)

Watermark

LVG surmounted by a cartouche with a fleur de lis above

Literature

Bolton, 1922, p. 52
For a full list of literature references see scheme notes.

Level

Drawing

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