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[Project for the Water Ark of the Palace of the Duke of Alba] [Graphic Material]

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The registration of pen, Chinese ink and parda at the top of the drawing: "No. 21/Plant and Alaldel Arca de Agua del Viage principal of Añigal vajo of this Villa, which is in Calle/de Alcalá at the site of the Casa Palacio del Exc [elentisimo] S [eñ] or Duque de Alba, in which it is demonstrated the way to which it should be reduced -/to show the height of its factory and how it should be the construction of its vault to be with firmmeda, assured the Arca, at the end of the insertion Inza Inscription to pen and Chinese ink on the left edge of the drawing: "Explanation/The red tint medium indicates the factory that must be/made new and flagpole where the old one must be demolished,/that is a half rod on the level of the height that/has the mare, a, b, from where the new/of good brick mill of rivera is to be created: Ala altitude, c, d,/be placed quatro suspenders of billet/iron with its tochuelo bags, distributed
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Title: [Project for the Water Ark of the Palace of the Duke of Alba] [Graphic Material]
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The registration of pen, Chinese ink and parda at the top of the drawing: "No.
21/Plant and Alaldel Arca de Agua del Viage principal of Añigal vajo of this Villa, which is in Calle/de Alcalá at the site of the Casa Palacio del Exc [elentisimo] S [eñ] or Duque de Alba, in which it is demonstrated the way to which it should be reduced -/to show the height of its factory and how it should be the construction of its vault to be with firmmeda, assured the Arca, at the end of the insertion Inza Inscription to pen and Chinese ink on the left edge of the drawing: "Explanation/The red tint medium indicates the factory that must be/made new and flagpole where the old one must be demolished,/that is a half rod on the level of the height that/has the mare, a, b, from where the new/of good brick mill of rivera is to be created: Ala altitude, c, d,/be placed quatro suspenders of billet/iron with its tochuelo bags, distributed.

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