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Reference number

SM 37/1/22

Purpose

Survey of the Palace of Westminster, 21 February 1816

Aspect

Block plan of the Palace of Westminster

Scale

bar scale of 1/4 inch to 1 foot

Inscribed

labelled: A-Z, numbered 1-24, Westminster Hall; (verso) Office of Works stamp

Signed and dated

  • 21 February 1816
    Chas Bacon 21 Feby 1816

Medium and dimensions

Pen, sepia, green, pink, violet, blue and yellow washes, pricked for transfer within double-ruled border on wove paper (391 x 584)

Hand

Charles Bacon (1784 - 1818)

Notes

See SM 37/1/22A for key to lettering.

Level

Drawing

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