ACCOUNTS, ESTIMATES, &C. OF THE BRITISH MUSEUM. 25 



35 species of Plants of China, collected and presented by Dr. W. F. Daniell. 

 64 species of Plants of Hong Kong, presented by J. C. Bowring, Esq. 

 594 species of Plants of the Feejee Islands, collected by Dr. Berthold Seemann. 

 300 Plants of South Western Australia, collected by Mr. Maxwell. 

 19 species of Mosses of New Zealand, collected by Dr. Stephenson. 

 77 species of Plants of Madagascar, collected by M. Boivin. 

 99 species of Plants of the Island of Mohely, collected by M. Boivin. 

 159 species of Plants of Senegal, collected by Adanson, Le Prieur and Perrottet. 

 254 species of Plants of Senegal, collected by Perrottet (with numerous pencil drawings 

 by the collector). 



117 species of Plants of Senegal, collected by Heudelot. 

 55 species of Plants of St. Vincent, collected by Caley. 

 201 species of Plants of North America, collected by Messrs. Carey and Watson. 

 100 species of Plants from Davis's Straits, collected by Mr. J. Taylor. 

 375 species of Plants of Alabama, collected by Buckley. 

 208 species of Mexican Plants, collected by Jiirgensen. 

 136 species of Plants of Mexico and Peru, from Pavon. 

 74 species of Plants of Martinique, collected by Perrottet, Belanger and Gamier. 

 156 species of Plants of Guatemala, collected by Mr. Fraser. 



910 species of Plants from the Andes of Ecuador, in continuation, collected by Mr. 

 Spruce. 



16 specimens, chiefly of vegetable products, subjected to the action of intense heat in 

 the great fire in Tooley-street (June 1861). 



The base of the stem of a species of Xanthorrhaa, 10 specimens of Proteaceous Fruits, 

 and several other Vegetable productions of Tasmania, presented by Joseph Milligan, Esq. 

 An old Herbarium, with dates of 1634-6, formed by an unknown collector. 



John J. Bennett. 



Department op Prints and Drawings. 



The Engravings from designs by the masters of the English school from R. (Rankin) to 

 Z. (ZofFany) have been brought together for the purpose of being arranged in volumes. 



The extensive collection of the works of Cailot, recently purchased at the Scarisbrick 

 sale, has been arranged, agreeable to the plan laid down in Meaume's Catalogue of the 

 artist's works, preparatory to its being inserted in volumes. 



The fine and unique Collection of Etchings by Robert Hills, formed by the artist himself, 

 which had suffered much from being mounted on tinted paper, has been carefully cleaned, 

 and is now ready for insertion in volumes. 



Two thousand nine hundred and seventy-one Engravings have been arranged in schools, 

 800 of which, from designs by masters of the Dutch School, have been mounted pre- 

 paratory to their being bound in volumes. 



All the extra-sized early wood-cuts, which had suffered considerably from having been 

 badly pasted down, have been carefully remounted and repaired. 



Eight thousand and eighty-three articles have been entered in the Register of purchases 

 and presentations; each of them has been stamped with the register mark, which has also 

 been affixed to 3,000 various prints, forming illustrations to books. 



Four thousand and sixty-four slips have been written, and 2,945 have been revised for a 

 new general catalogue of the Prints in the Collection. 



The following are some of the more important acquisitions made during the year : — 



Italian School: — 

 Drawings. — By Andrea Mantegna, Lionardo da Vinci, Michelangelo Buonarroti, Raphael 

 Sanzio, Francesco Mazzuoli, Andrea Meldolla, Domenico Campagnola, Paolo Caliari, 

 G. F. Barbieri (a coloured specimen), Andrea Sacchi, Domenichino Zampieri, Carlo 

 Maratti, Zuccarelli, and Guardi. 



Engravings. — An impression on paper from an early Niello, representing Galatea (not 

 known to Duchesne). 



Specimens by Giulio Campagnola, Nicoletta da Modena, and Marcantonio Raimondi. 



Etchings. — By Marieschi, Bellotto, and Pinelli. 



German School: — 

 Drawings. — By Martin Schongauer, Hans Burgmair, Lucas Cranach, AUlegrever, Rotten- 

 hammer, Weirotter, J. G. Wille, and Keiserraann. 



Engravings. Some interesting specimens of the 15th century, by engravers whose names 

 are not known ; by Martin Schongauer, the Master of the Anchor, the Master of the Crab, 

 rare and fine Portraits. of the English series by Hollar, and others by Falck, Mandel, Forster 

 and Steinla. 



Photographs from drawings by Holbein, in the Collections at Copenhagen and Basle. 



200. D ' Dutch 



