78 NEW YORK STATE MUSEUM 



Edward S. ^lorse, director; John H. Sears, curator of mmeralogy 

 mid geology; Lawrence W. Jer^iins, curator of etJmd^gg. 



Paleontology. Small synoptic exhibit of specimens illustrating 

 the historic geology of the earth, from the oldest to the moist 

 recent formations. 



Mineralogy. A complete exhibit of the minerals of Essex 

 county (450 specimens); also 960 specimens, illustrating the 

 school edition of Dana's Mineralogy. 



Historic geology and Uthology. A general collection of 2000 

 specimens illustrating historic geology; 725, illustrating the his- 

 toric geology of Essex county; microscopic sections illustrating 

 the petrography and photographs of geologic features of Essex 

 county. 



Geology. A synoptic collection illustrating the historic geology 

 from the oldest to the most recent formations; a very full col- 

 lection of the rocks of Essex county; thin sections for micro- 

 scopic study, illustrating the petrography, and photographs of 

 geologic features of Essex county. 



Zoology. Nearly complete series filling 150 running feet of 

 wall cases, of the animals of Essex county; a synoptic collection 

 illustrating the animal kingdom from the lowest to the highest 

 forms, arranged and labeled according to textbooks commonly 

 -used in schools and colleges of the state. 



Botany. A herbanium of 4000 sheets of the plants of Eeisex 

 county; a large collection of woods of the county; a general 

 collection illustrating the vegetable kingdom and a general 

 reference herbarium. 



Archeology. A large collection of the prehistoric relics of 

 Essex county; smaller collections representing other parts of 

 the United States, European countries and Egypt. 



Ethnology. A collection arranged by countries, illustrating 

 the costumes, customs, implements of war and of domestic use, 

 and objects of art of the native races of China, Japan, India, 

 Malay archipelago, Siam, Korea, Africa, the islands of the 

 Pacific, North and South America, etc. 



This museum contains the collections of the East India Marine 

 Society, founded in 1799, and has had an uninterrupted existence 

 «ince that date. 



