, ▁compared ▁to ▁over ▁ 7 0 0 ▁for ▁Vit ru vi us ▁Britann icus ), ▁although ▁it ▁may ▁have ▁been ▁rev ived ▁around ▁the ▁time ▁of ▁Adam ' s ▁death . ▁In ▁ 1 7 6 6 , ▁John ▁Adam ▁attempted ▁to ▁restart ▁the ▁project ▁and ▁collect ▁fresh ▁subscri ptions , ▁although ▁nothing ▁came ▁of ▁this . ▁The ▁book ▁was ▁finally ▁published ▁in ▁ 1 8 1 2 ▁by ▁John ' s ▁son ▁William , ▁and ▁contained ▁ 1 6 0 ▁pl ates , ▁including ▁ 1 0 0 ▁of ▁Adam ' s ▁own ▁designs . ▁ ▁Leg acy ▁William ▁Adam ' s ▁dominant ▁position ▁in ▁Scottish ▁architecture ▁is ▁rein for ced ▁by ▁his ▁lack ▁of ▁contempor aries . ▁Col in ▁Mc Will iam , ▁in ▁The ▁Build ings ▁of ▁Scotland : ▁L oth ian , ▁wonder ed ▁" wh ether ▁Scottish ▁architecture ▁at ▁this ▁period ... ▁would ▁have ▁achieved ▁very ▁much ▁without ▁him ." ▁ ▁Adam ' s ▁death ▁coinc ided ▁with ▁the ▁final ▁defeat ▁of ▁the ▁Jacob ite ▁threat ▁in ▁ 1 7 4 6 , ▁and ▁the ▁advance ▁of ▁the ▁Scottish ▁En light en ment , ▁which ▁resulted ▁in ▁new ▁styles ▁of ▁building ▁becoming ▁popular . ▁The ▁development ▁of ▁Ne oc lass ic ism ▁in ▁the ▁late ▁ 1 8 th ▁century ▁was ▁par alle led ▁by ▁a ▁rev ival ▁of ▁the ▁" castle " ▁form ▁of ▁house , ▁which ▁would ▁lead ▁to ▁the ▁Scottish ▁bar onial ▁style . ▁Ne ither ▁id iom ▁however , ▁ow ed ▁much ▁to