Plan of the First Floor of the Building at the South Western Angle showing seating of Practice of Physics, 3rd September 1817
Scope and Contents
Floorplan of First Floor highlighting wooden seating in Practice of Physics Room
later addition of pencil sketches. In the Practice of Physics room they are referring to the structure below the seating, to be seen in Plan N°2 i.e. P1[2] Other notes and sketches are highlighting details of the eastern staircase. The right hand side of the drawing trimmed of a few cm > the caption about the drawing scale is partly lost
On the reverse of the drawing: Black ink pen red ink pen (for interior measurements inside finishing part) watercolour layers (pink, yellow, orange, dark pink, blue) pencil notes and sketches probably added later red pen section lines probably added later
Dates
- Creation: 3rd September 1817
Creator
Conditions Governing Access
A few days notice is usually required, due to the size of most of the drawings and the time required to retrieve them from store.
Full Extent
From the Series: 542 drawings
Language of Materials
From the Fonds: English
Physical Description
1
Physical Description
genreform: architectural drawing
General
P1-[3]
General
40 feet in 10 in.s
Repository Details
Part of the University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections Repository
Centre for Research Collections
University of Edinburgh Main Library
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Edinburgh EH8 9LJ Scotland
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