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Reference number

SM 35/3/25

Purpose

[19] Survey drawing of front

Aspect

Elevation of the House at Roehampton

Scale

bar scale of 1/5 inch to 1 foot

Inscribed

as above, John Thomson Esqre, Bottom of Aviery (sic), Old Cornish (sic, Cornice?)

Signed and dated

  • 1805
    [February] 1805

Medium and dimensions

Pen and sepia wash, pricked for transfer, on laid paper (422 x 523)

Hand

surveyor (no office Day Book)

Watermark

1795 J Whatman

Notes

Drawings [19] (front elevation) and [21] (side elevation) are both labelled 'Aviery' (aviary), that is, 'Bottom of Aviery' and 'Line of aviery' and are shown by dashed lines which also appear on the other drawings in this set.

Level

Drawing

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