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[1] Design for the building, 1772, unexecuted
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Reference number
SM Adam volume 38/56
Purpose
[1] Design for the building, 1772, unexecuted
Aspect
Ground plan of a three-bay T-shaped building, with a central staircase, with the right-hand end bay being composed of a passage giving access from the front to the side of the rear range
Scale
bar scale of 1/5 inch to 1 foot
Inscribed
Plan of the Ground Story of the Record house / at Aberdeen (of the Record house / at Aberdeen in the hand of William Adam) / Room for Sherriffs Court / Record for Commissary Court / Passage and some dimensions given (verso) 2
Signed and dated
- 09/05/1772
Adelphi May 9t / 1772
Medium and dimensions
Pen and pencil on laid paper (315 x 418)
Hand
Adam office hand, possibly William Hamilton, with title inscription in the hand of William Adam
Literature
Bolton, 1922, Volume II, Index p. 1
King, 2001, Volume II, p. 53
For a full list of literature references see scheme notes.
King, 2001, Volume II, p. 53
For a full list of literature references see scheme notes.
Level
Drawing
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