^0 ACCOUNTS, ETC., OF THE BRITISH MUSEUM, 



reckoning those, chiefly Pai liamentaiy Papers, taken fionp 

 the shelves of the Newspaper Reading Room by the readers: 

 themselves. 



Map Room. — 288 visitors have been admitted to the Map' 

 Room for the purpose of special geographical research. 



V. Additionfi. — (a) 34,337 volumes and pamphlets (includ- 

 ing 58 atlases, &c., and 1,391 books of music) have been added! 

 to the Library in the course of the year, of which 7,288 were- 

 presented; 11,867 received in pursuance of the laws of 

 English copyright, 166 by colonial copyright ; 544 by inter- 

 national exchange ; and 14,472 acquired by purchase. 



(/>) 70,394 parts of volumes (or separate numbers of 

 periodical publications and of works in progress) have also 

 been added, of which 1,267 were presented ; 37,241 received 

 in pursuance of the laws of English copyright, 227 by 

 colonial copyright ; 318 by international exchange ; and 

 31,341 acquired b}' purchase. 



( c) 926 maps, in 5,795 sheets, have been added to the 

 collection in the course of the year, of which 550 maps, in 

 702 sheets, were presented ; 200 maps, in 4,420 sheets, received 

 under the provisions of the laws of English copyright, 3 

 by colonial copyright ; and 173 maps, in 670 sheets, acquired 

 l)y purchase. 



(d) 4,793 pieces of music, each complete in itself, have- 

 l>een acquired by copyright during the year, 



(e) The number of newspapers published in the United. 

 Kingdom, received under the provisions of the Copy- 

 right Act during the past year, has been 3,098, comprising; 

 205,646 single numbers ; 1,191 of these newspapers were 

 published in London and its suburbs; 1,456 in other parts 

 of England and Wales and in the Channel Islands ; 253 in 

 Scotland, and 198 in Ireland ; 5 volumes and 10,082 numbers 

 of old newspapers, belonging to eight different sets, have been- 

 purchased; 151 sets, containing 23,222 numbers of foreign, 

 and colonial newspapers, have been presented ; 84 sets, con- 

 taining 18 volumes and 19,022 numbers of modern foreign and 

 colonial newspapers, have been purchased ; and 9 sets, con- 

 taining 2,221 numbers, have been received by colonial copy- 

 right. 



(/) The number of distinct works comprised in the 34,337 

 volumes and pamphlets, the 70,394 parts of volumes, the 

 926 maps, and the 4,793 pieces of music already mentioned 

 amounts, as nearly as can be ascertained, to 34,316. Of 

 these, 6,468 were presented; 15,291 acquired by Engish. 



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