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  • image SM Adam volume 10/83

Reference number

SM Adam volume 10/83

Purpose

[37] Preliminary design for a bridge, c.1788, unexecuted

Aspect

Sketch elevation of a rusticated three-span bridge, with the gradient and topography of the surrounding land and river

Scale

to a scale of 1 inch to 10 feet

Inscribed

Center Arch 40 by 20 ft high / Scale 10 ft to [_ _ _ / _ _ _] / with some dimensions / (verso) Blair Adam

Signed and dated

  • c.1788
    datable to c.1788

Medium and dimensions

Pen, pencil and wash on laid paper (523x273)

Hand

Probably
Robert or James Adam

Watermark

GR surmounted by a fleur de lis within a crowned cartouche

Literature

Bolton, 1922, p. 20
For a full list of literature references see scheme notes.

Level

Drawing

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