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specimens is by far the largest in the world. Other countries rep- 

 resented are China, India, Siam, Thibet, the Islands of the Pacific, the 

 Malay archipelago, Mexico, and South America. 2000 ethnological 

 photographs accompany this collection. 



BOTANY. Cryptogams of Essex County, 1610; Phanerogams 

 of Essex County, 2209; General collections, 2530. 



GEOLOGY. Minerals, on exhibition, 5000, in storage, 1000; Rocks, 

 on exhibition, 2250, in storage, 800; Relief maps, models, etc., 25; 

 Other collections, on exhibition, 1250. The rocks and minerals of 

 Essex County are fully represented, and a small type collection of 

 minerals illustrates the edition of Dana's " Mineralogy" used in schools. 



HISTORY. A historical collection of portraits of prominent Salem 

 merchants, members and officers of the East India Marine Society, 

 together with many interesting relics connected with the early his- 

 tory of that institution, and models and pictures of Salem merchant 

 vessels. 



. PALEONTOLOGY. Invertebrates, on exhibition, 1200, in storage, 

 700; Vertebrates, on exhibition, 50; Plants, on exhibition, 300. 



ZOOLOGY. Shells, 720 (360 from Essex County); Insects, 5061; 

 Other invertebrates, 1180; Fishes, 341; Batrachians, 120; Reptiles, 

 145; Birds, 1990 (1300 from Essex County); Mammals, 244. These 

 collections comprise a complete series of the animals of Essex County 

 and a synoptic collection, illustrating the animal kingdom from the 

 lowest to the highest forms. 



HISTORICAL SKETCH. The trustees of the academy organized in 

 1868, having received funds by gift in 1867 ^ rom George Peabody of 

 London, by birth, of Essex County. Under the instrument of trust, 

 East India Marine Hall, erected in 1824, was purchased and refitted, 

 and the museum of the East India Marine Society (begun in 1799) and 

 the natural history collections of the Essex Institute (begun in 1834) 

 were received by the trustees as permanent deposits and placed there- 

 in. The museum of the East India Marine Society had its origin in 

 the extensive private collection of Capt. Jonathan Carnes, and has had 

 an uninterrupted existence since that date. 



FINANCIAL SUPPORT. Income from endowment, $8261 . 



BUILDING. East India Marine Hall, erected in 1824, purchased 

 and refitted in 1868. Additions to the original building have been 

 made, the most recent being Weld Hall, the gift of Dr. Charles G. 

 Weld, opened in 1907. 19,500 square feet of floor space is available 

 for exhibition, and 5000 for offices, workrooms, etc. A lecture hall 

 seats 350. 



