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[13] Design for a boathouse, 1778, unexecuted
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Reference number
SM Adam volume 43/39
Purpose
[13] Design for a boathouse, 1778, unexecuted
Aspect
Plan and elevation of a boathouse as Adam volume 1/91, but without the conical roofs on the small turrets at the end of each abutment. The plan shows a door at the rear of the building, giving access to a walkway across the end of each mooring
Scale
bar scale of 1/8 inch to 1 foot
Inscribed
Elevation of a Boat House for the Right Honble The Earl of Exeter proposed to be built upon a piece of Water at Burghleigh House / Plan of the Boat House
Signed and dated
- July 1778
Adelphi /24th July 1778
Medium and dimensions
Pen within a single ruled border on laid paper (496 x 528)
Hand
Adam office hand, possibly Robert Adam
Literature
Bolton, 1922, Volume II, Index p. 5
King, 2001, Volume II, p. 243
For a full list of literature references see scheme notes.
King, 2001, Volume II, p. 243
For a full list of literature references see scheme notes.
Level
Drawing
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