12 ACCOUNTS, ESTIMATES, &C. OF BRITISH MUSEUM. 



A large Plan of the City of Pekin, of which no other copy is believed to exist in 

 Europe. It is the original from which the Engraving was made, published by Major J. 

 B. Jervis, in 1843. 



A collection of Papers in 28 volumes folio, containing the original Accounts for the 

 Building of Blenheim Palace, from 1705 to 1729, including numerous Letters of Sir John 

 Vanbrugh, the architect, and others. 



A Portolano on vellum, supposed to have been executed partly in the year 1384, ob- 

 tained from the library of Baron Walckenaer. It is this volume on which a Dissertation 

 was printed by M. d'Avezac, in 1847. 



A valuable copy ot Dante, on vellum, of the 14th century, illustrated with miniatures, 

 from Dr. Hawtrey's library. 



A fine Manuscript of Cicero, of the 15th century, on vellum, formerly in the Duke of 

 Sussex's collection. 



" Le Tresor des Ystoires," a compilation of Universal History, written on vellum, at the 

 commencement of the 14th century, with miniatures. 



Forty-one Arabic, 38 Persian, 15 Turkish, 6 Ethiopic, 8 Hebrew, 7 Samaritan, 2 Arme- 

 nian (one of which is a copy of the Gospels on vellum), and 3 Batta Manuscripts. 



A series of 51 Stammbucher, or Albums, containing the Autographs of distinguished 

 Scholars and others, in Germany, from 1591 to 1790. The Autograph Manuscript of a 

 portion of Sterne's "Sentimental Journey." 



A selection of interesting Autogra])hs from the sales of the Baron de Tremont and 

 others, including Letters of Henry VIII. to Francis I., Queen Elizabeth to Henry III., 

 Marguerite de Valois, Anne de Bretagne, Catherine de Medici, Anne of Austria, Louis XVI. 

 und Marie Antoinette, Ignatius Loyola, St. Vincent de Paul, Rubens, Charles I. and II,, 

 James II. and III., Admiral Blake, Sir Ferdinando Fairfax, and many more. 



Sixtv-three Autograph Letters of Lord Kelson, addressed to Lady Hamilton, from 1798 

 to 1805, including the last he ever wrote, found in his cabin after the battle of Trafalgar, 

 21 October 1805 ; also a series of above 300 Letters and Notes from the Queen of Naples 

 to Lady Hamilton, 1793-1803, with other Papers relating to the affairs of Naples and 

 Sicily, during the same period. 



24. The number of deliveries of Manuscripts to Readers in the Reading Rooms during 

 the twelvemonth amounts to 21,976, and to Artists and others, in the rooms of the 

 Department, to 4,055, exclusive of the numerous volumes examined by Visitors. 



Department of Antiquities. 



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During the past year the alterations required for the improvement of the light in the 

 South Side-Gallery have been partially efi'ected. 



The repairs of the Bas-reliefs from Koyunjik, which are to be exhibited in the North 

 Side-Gallery, have been completed, and the greater part of these Bas-reliefs have been arranged 

 in their places. 



The collection of Egyptian Sculptures has been expanded into three large Saloons, and 

 arranged in chronological order. Some of them are already placed upon new granite 

 pedestals, and the remainder will be so placed as soon as their pedestals arrive. 



A new Gallery for the exhibition of Roman Sculpture has been built, and much progress 

 has been made n\ preparing it for the reception of the objects to be placed therein. 



The smaller Assyrian objects are now all exhibited, though not as yet finally arranged. 



The arrangement of the Fictile Vases has been completed. 



The arrangement of the Antique Bronzes has been proceeded with, and is now only sus- 

 pended until the comjjlelion of the new Table-cases. 



The collection of Antique Glass has been removed to one of the public rooms, and 

 partially arranged. 



The arrangement of the Terra Cottas has been completed. 



The system of Labelling has been further carried out, and 2,200 Labels have been added. 



The principal acquisitions made by the department during the twelvemonth are the 

 followins: : — 



Egyptian. — Fragments of Statues, bearing the name of a monarch, Aakh-en-aten, of the 

 1 8th dynasty, from Te!-el-Amarna, presented by J. S. Perring, Esq. 



Bronze 



