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[12] Finished drawing showing a longitudinal section, c1772-79
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Reference number
SM Adam volume 30/4
Purpose
[12] Finished drawing showing a longitudinal section, c1772-79
Aspect
Longitudinal section through a two-storey building, with a central circular, two-storey, domed room, with an arcade around the ground storey, and a colonnade around the first-storey gallery, flanked by a mezzanine running through the first storey, and by slightly higher end bays surmounted by clock towers
Scale
bar scale of 1 1/2 inches to 10 feet
Inscribed
Section from East to West through the Register Office at Edinburgh (in the hand of William Adam) (verso) 4
Signed and dated
- 1772-79
datable to c1772-79
Medium and dimensions
Pen, pencil, wash and pink and yellow wash within a single ruled border on laid paper (937 x 535)
Hand
Adam office hand, possibly William Hamilton or Joseph Bonomi, with title inscription in the hand of William Adam
Literature
Bolton, 1922, Volume II, Index p. 11
For a full list of literature reference see scheme notes.
For a full list of literature reference see scheme notes.
Level
Drawing
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