Forth and Clyde Canal mb-artist F_Herbert 'The secret insult

'The secret insult

Kirk Douglas

Perspective view of the building used for a firework display in 1749 to commemorate the end of the War of the Austrian Succession

destroyed by fire

Forth and Clyde Canal mb-artist F_Herbert 'The secret insultDesign for the gate heels, gate collars and the rack for drawing the cloughs for the Forth and Clyde Canal locks. Elevation and plans, 1: 6 scale. From Smeaton volume 5, fol. 19v. The Forth and Clyde Canal was Smeaton's largest project. The canal provided a route for sea going vessels by linking the Firth of Forth in the east with the Firth of Clyde in the west. Original: ink on paper. 1768