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[4] Finished drawing for the basement storey, c1760, unexecuted
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Reference number
SM Adam volume 28/42
Purpose
[4] Finished drawing for the basement storey, c1760, unexecuted
Aspect
Plan of a five-by-four-bay building, with the central three bays projecting to the north and south. There is a central, colonnaded hall with an apsidal end and niches, and this is accessed through an entrance to the south. To the north of the hall there are vaults and a staircase to the north-east. To the east and west of the hall there are domestic offices
Scale
bar scale of 2 inches to 10 feet
Inscribed
Plan for a new Library for the Royal College of Physicians at Edinburgh / Ground Floor / Hall / House Keepers Room / Store Room / Wine Vault / Coal Vault / Kitchen / Coffee Room and some dimensions given
Signed and dated
- c1760
datable to c1760
Medium and dimensions
Pen, pencil and wash, within a single ruled border on laid paper (557 x 477)
Hand
Possibly
Adam office hand, possibly Agostino Brunias
Adam office hand, possibly Agostino Brunias
Literature
Bolton, 1922, Volume II, Index p. 12
King, 2001, Volume II, p. 219
For a full list of literature references see scheme notes.
King, 2001, Volume II, p. 219
For a full list of literature references see scheme notes.
Level
Drawing
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