10 ACCOUNTS, &C. OF BRITISH MUSEUM. 



232 species of New Granada. 



247 species of Guiana. 



318 species of Texas. 



713 species of Florida. 



600 species of Illinois, Missouri and Oregon. 



272 species of China. 



12 species of Java. 

 .532 species of Western Australia. 

 265 species of South Australia. 

 148 species of the Canary Islands. 

 228 species of Greece. 



20 species of Switzerland and Italy. 



1 specimen of Rafflesia Cumingii. 



3 trunks of Palm tree (Copernicia) from Brazil. 



2 Woody Climbers from Guiana. 



1 stem of a genus of Compositae from Ichaboe. 

 7 Indian fruits. 

 11 Seed vessels, and three species of Plants from Jamaica. 



Department of Antiquities. 



In the course of last year, a large Gallery has been opened to the Public for the reception 

 of the Ethnographical Collections, which are in course of arrangement in the new Cases. 



The Long Gallery, leading from the Entrance Hall to the Galleries of Antiquities is now 

 ready for the reception of the larger and heavier objects of British Antiquity. 



A new Gallery has been prepared for the reception of the Xanthian Antiquities, which 

 are now in course of arrangement. 



The large casts of Egyptian slabs, presented by Mr. Hay. have been fixed up on the 

 Landing-place of the Staircase leading to the Galleries of Antiquities, and the colouring of 

 them, after the originals, under the superintendence of Mr. Bonomi, is considerably advanced. 



Two large Models of the Parthenon, constructed by Mr. Lucas, one showing the dilapi- 

 dated state of the building, shortly subsequent to the siege of Athens by the Venetians in 

 1687, and the other a restoration founded on the chief authorities exstant, aided by conjec- 

 ture, have been placed in the Elgin Gallery. 



A considerable portion of the Roman Antiquities have been removed from the Hamilton 

 Room, and are in course of arrangement in one of the Saloons of the New Building. 



Part X. of the Description of Marbles in the British Museum, containing an account of 

 the Sculptures in Room VI., has been published. 



The acquisitions of the past year have been — 



Casts of various Sculptures lately discovered in the Acropolis of Athens. 

 Cast of a Head, probably of Victory, from the pediment of the Parthenon, presented by 

 Count de la Borde. 



2,491 Coins. — 74 Gold, 1,010 Silver, and 1,407 Brass, amongst which are — 

 59 Sassanian, presented by the Honourable East India Company. 

 1,160 purchased from the Baron de Bode, forming a very curious collection of Coins 

 of the Asiatic descendants of Greek Princes. 

 213 Oriental Coins. 



269 extremely interesting Autonomous and Roman Imperial Greek Coins, collected 

 chiefly in Asia Minor. 

 103 Tetradrachms of Ptolemy Soter; and 

 24 Decadrachms of Arsinoe, wife of Philadelphus, remarkable for their preservation, 

 and the series of dates and monograms by which they are severally distin- 

 guished. 

 Nearly 200 Coins of Great Britain and Ireland, of various reigns. 

 A fine Etruscan Vase, purchased from the collection of the late Mr. Beckford. 

 A small Silver Statue, discovered with the coins of Ptolemy and Arsinoe. 

 A small collection of Sculptures, amongst which is a Sepulchral Tablet, inscribed to the 

 Tarentine iEsculapius, presented by W. R. Hamilton, Esq. 



Department of Prints and Drawings. 



Descriptive Catalogues, accompanied by Indexes, have been drawn up of the Sloane, 

 Fawkener, Cracherode, Knight, and Sheepshanks Collections of Drawings, as also of the 

 Miscellaneous Drawings presented or purchased. 



An Alphabetical Catalogue has been made of the Prints in the collection of the British 

 Museum, engraved after the Pictures of Sir Joshua Reynolds. 



A Catalogue has been made of the Works of W. Faithorne, and an additional Volume of 

 his Engravings has been arranged and mounted. 



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