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[13] Finished drawing showing an axial section, c1772-79
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Reference number
SM Adam volume 30/5
Purpose
[13] Finished drawing showing an axial section, c1772-79
Aspect
Axial section through a two-storey building over a half-sunk vaulted basement, with a central two-storey circular, domed room, with an arcade around each storey, and with a clock tower over the left-hand end
Scale
bar scale of 1 inch to 10 feet
Inscribed
Section through the Centre Line of the Register Office from South to North at Edinburgh (at Edinburgh in the hand of William Adam) (verso) 5
Signed and dated
- 1772-79
datable to c1772-79
Medium and dimensions
Pen, wash and pink and yellow wash on laid paper (604 x 483)
Hand
Adam office hand, possibly William Hamilton or Joseph Bonom, with addition to 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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