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[11] Design for a boathouse, 1778, unexecuted
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Reference number
SM Adam volume 43/38
Purpose
[11] Design for a boathouse, 1778, unexecuted
Aspect
Plan and elevation of a boathouse as Adam volume 1/90, with the plan showing walkways around the inner walls of the moorings, and spiral staircases in two of the turrets, presumably leading to the balustraded roof over the moorings
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 a Boat House
Signed and dated
- July 1778
Adelphi / 24th July 1778
Medium and dimensions
Pen within a single ruled border on laid paper (477 x 522)
Hand
Adam office hand, possibly Robert Adam
Literature
King, 2001, Volume II, p. 243
Bolton, 1922, Volume II, p. 5
For a full list of literature references see scheme notes.
Bolton, 1922, Volume II, p. 5
For a full list of literature references see scheme notes.
Level
Drawing
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