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[18] Design for a tower, 1766, unexecuted
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Reference number
SM Adam volume 37/65
Purpose
[18] Design for a tower, 1766, unexecuted
Aspect
Plan of a Greek-cross-shaped tower, with a staircase in one arm, and with a pencil-drawn elevation as Adam volume 37/62 in the top right-hand corner
Scale
bar scale of 1/2 inch to 1 foot
Inscribed
Plan of the 1st Design of Tower for Mr Mackenzie and measurements given (verso) 2 / 14 (in pencil) / 14 (in pencil) / Number 14 (in brown pen) / Design of a Tower of the Right honble Stewart Mackenzie
Signed and dated
- 1766
datable to 1766
Medium and dimensions
Pen and pencil on laid paper (493 x 658)
Hand
Adam office hand, possibly Robert Nasmith or William Hamilton
Literature
Bolton, 1922, Volume II, Index p. 56
King, 2001, Volume II, p. 246
For a full list of literature references see scheme notes.
King, 2001, Volume II, p. 246
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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