18 ACCOUNTS, ETC., OF THE BRITISH MUSEUM. 



Map Room. — 142 students were admitted to the Map Room. 



Photography. — There were 324 applications for leave to photo- 

 graph from books in the Library, and 1,045 volumes were supplied 

 for this purpose. 



V. Accessions. — General Lihrary. — 20,697 complete volumes 

 and pamphlets have been added to the General Library during the 

 year. Of these, 3,184 were presented; 11,268 received by C-opy- 

 right ; 473 by Colonial Copyright ; 1,434 by International Exchange ; 

 and 4,338 acquired by purchase. 



54,415 parts or volumes of serial publications and of works in 

 progress have been added to the General Library. Of these, 2,403 

 were presented; 33,146 received by Copyright; 420 by Colonial 

 Copyright; 2,066 by International Exchange; and 16,380 acquired 

 by purchase. 



Maps. — 39 atlases, 28 parts of atlases, and 1,167 maps in 4,856 

 sheets have been added to the collection during the year. Of these, 

 6 atlases, 28 parts of atlases, and 729 maps were presented ; 9 

 atlases and 399 maps received by Copyright ; 13 atlases and 14 

 maps by Colonial Copyright ; 9 atlases and 25 maps acquired by 

 purchase, and 2 atlases by exchange. 



Music. — 9,905 musical publications have been added to the 

 collection during the year. Of these, 8,628 books and pieces and 

 868 parts were received by Copyright ; 331 pieces by Colonial 

 Copyright ; and 2 books and 76 parts acquired by purchase. 



Newspapers. — The number of newspapers published in the 

 United Kingdom, received under the provisions of the Copyright 

 Act during the year, was 3,038, comprising 207,144 single 

 numbers. Thirteen sets, comprising 2,123 single numbers, were 

 received by Colonial Copyright; 347 sets, comprising 76,341 single 

 numbers, of colonial and foreign newspapers have been presented ; 

 and 90 sets, comprising three volumes and 14,986 single numbers, 

 of current colonial and foreign newspapers have been purchased. 



Miscellaneous. — 3,400 articles not included in the foregoing 

 paragraphs have been received in the Department. These consist of 

 Parliamentary Papers, single sheets, and other miscellaneous items. 



The total number of articles enumerated above as having been 

 received in the Department during the year, exclusive of newspapers, 

 is 89,651. 



Acquisitions of Special Interest. -^The only book of importance 

 acquired by purchase during the year is — 



Parasitaster, or the Fawne. By John Marston. T. P. for W.C. 

 [T. Pavier, for W. Creede ?] 1606. 



The following have been acquired by exchange : — 

 Breviarium secundum morem Romanse Curiae. Venice, B. Pictor, 

 Ratdolt and Loslein, 1478. 



