THE BRITISH MUSEUM. 333 



document, published in a work* where no one 

 would seek for it, regarding this famous collection, 

 which we shall here insert. 



An Account of the Names and Numbers of the several 

 Species of Things contained in the Museum of Sir 

 Hans Sloane, Bart., and which, since his Death, 

 are placed for the Use of the Public in the British 

 Museum. 



The Library, including books of drawings, 

 manuscripts, and prints, amounting to 



about - volumes 50,000 



Medals and coins, ancient and modern - - 23,000 



Cameos and intaglios, about - 700 



Seals, &c. - - - - 268 



Vessels, &c. of agate, jasper, &c. - - 542 



Antiquities - - - - 1,125 



Precious stones, agates, jaspers, &c. - - 2,256 



Metals, minerals, ores, &c. - 2,725 



Crystals, spars, &c. - 1,864 



Fossils, flints, stones, &c. • - - 1,275 



Earths, sands, salts, &c. - - - 1,035 



Bitumens, sulphurs, ambers, &c. - - 399 



Talcs, mica, &c. - 388 



* Corals, sponges, &c. - - - 1,421 



* Testacea or shells - - 5,843 



* Echini, Echinites, &c. ... 659 



* Asteriae, Trochi, Entrochi, &c. - - 241 



* Crustaceae, crabs, lobsters, &c. - - 363 



* Edwards's Gleanings of Natural History, vol. i. p. 7- 

 Pref. 



