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Reference number

SM Adam volume 51/33

Purpose

[33] Design for a bridge, 1776, unexecuted

Aspect

Plan and elevation of a bridge as Adam volume 21/80, but not shown within a landscape

Scale

bar scale of 1 3/5 inches to 10 feet

Inscribed

Bridge of Communication from the Doncaster Road to Nostel which passes under the road leading to Pontefract / for Sir Rowland Winn (in the hand of William Adam) / Hedge / Plan of the Road / Plan of the Foundation / Hedge and measurements given

Signed and dated

  • 15/10/1776
    Adelphi October 15t 1776

Medium and dimensions

Pen on laid paper (591 x 496)

Hand

Adam office hand, possibly Joseph Bonomi, with addition to title inscription in the hand of William Adam

Literature

Bolton, 1922, Volume II, Index p. 24
King, 2001, Volume II, p. 223
For a full list of literature references see scheme notes.

Level

Drawing

Digitisation of the Drawings Collection has been made possible through the generosity of the Leon Levy Foundation

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