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[2] Design giving a plan for the New Town, 1777
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Reference number
SM Adam volume 38/7
Purpose
[2] Design giving a plan for the New Town, 1777
Aspect
Plan of the New Town to the east of the river, being divided into uneven hexagonal blocks, and oval or octagonal courts or piazzas by a grid of roads
Scale
bar scales of 3/8 inch to 100 feet and 1 1/2 inches to 200 feet
Inscribed
Plan for the New Town at Bath for William Pulteney Esqr (in the hand of William Adam and underwritten in pencil) / River Avon / Prison / Grand Parade / South Parade / An exact copy of / this deliver’d to / Mr. Pulteney and some measurements given in pencil (verso) Mr. Pulteney / Plans & fronts for the new town of bath
Signed and dated
- 20/06/1777
Adelphi / June 20t. 1777
Medium and dimensions
Pen, pencil and coloured washes of sepia, pink and cerulean blue on laid paper (539 x 370)
Hand
Adam office hand, possibly Robert Adam or Joseph Bonomi, with title inscription in the hand of William Adam
Watermark
JWHATMAN
Literature
Bolton, 1922, Volume II, Index p. 3
King, 2001, Volume 2, p. 76
For a full list of literature references see scheme notes.
King, 2001, Volume 2, p. 76
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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