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Elevation of Western Front of the Building at the South Western Angle, 12th September 1817

 Item
Identifier: Coll-13/1/1/13

Scope and Contents

texts on the back of this plan Edinburgh 24th January 1818 This is number tweleve of the seventy two and referred to in the contract for certain work at the college signed by us of this date and of the 14th instant (signature) Kincaid Mackenzie (Lord Provost), Peter Lorimer, John Inglis (builders)

elevation is simplified (compared with other kind of drawings) no details of windows or doors showing the roof of natural history class section of balustrade

On the reverse of the drawing: Black ink pen watercolour layers (different grey colour showing the light and shadow )

Dates

  • Creation: 12th September 1817

Creator

Physical Description

1

Physical Description

genreform: architectural drawing

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.

Extent

From the Series: 542 drawings

Physical Description

1

Physical Description

genreform: architectural drawing

General

elevation is simplified (compared with other kind of drawings) no details of windows or doors showing the roof of natural history class section of balustrade

General

P1-[13]

General

40 feet in 10 in.s

Repository Details

Part of the University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections Repository

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