l6 ACCOUNTS, ESTIMATES, &,C. OF THE BRITISH MUSEUM. 



shelves of the Keading Room, about 830,970, the whole amounted to 1,256,867, or 4,304 

 per day for the 292 days during which the room was open. 



1. The number of readers in the year was 103,469, giving an average of 354 daily ; 

 and from the numbers above, each reader appears to have consulted over 12 books per day. 



V. Additions. — 1. The number of volumes added to the Library in the year (including 

 books of Music and volumes of Newspapers), amounted to 32,645, of which 2,066 were 

 presented, 5,609 were received in pursuance of the laws of English Copyright, 350 were re- 

 ceived under the International Copyright Treaties, and 24,620 were acquired by purchase, 



2. The number of parts of volumes {i. e., separate numbers of periodical publications, 

 and of serial works in progress), amounted to 32,044, of which 414 were presented, 

 15,278 were received in pursuance of the laws of English Copyright ; 373 were received 

 under the International Copyright Treaties, and 15,979 were acquired by purchase. 



The number of sets of Newspapers received from the Inland Revenue Offices of the 

 United Kingdom, was 1,072. Of these 137 were published in Scotland, 126 in Ireland, 

 202 in I/ondon, and 607 in the rest of England. Portions of three sets of Newspapers 

 were presented, and 174 volumes were purchased belonging to 16 different sets. 



3. The number of pieces of Music acquired, each piece complete in itself, was 2,306, 

 of which 1,577 were received by English, and 543 by International Copyright, and 186 

 were purchased. Of portions of works in progress, 371 were received by English, and 

 207 by International Copyright. 349 works of Music of greater extent than pieces, were 

 acquired, comprising 41 by English and 53 by International Copyright, and 255 

 by purchase. 



4. The number of complete works comprised in the 32,645 volumes, and 32,044 parts of 

 volumes already mentioned, amounted, as nearly as could be ascertained, to 27,779. Of 

 these 1,940 were presented, 5,290 were acquired by English, and 302 by International 

 Copyright, and 20,247 by purchase. 



The number of articles received in the department, not included in the foregoing 

 enumei'ation of volumes and parts of volumes, comprising pieces of Music, single sheets 

 of letterpress, and other miscellaneous pieces, amounted to 4,167 ; the addition of which 

 to the numbers already given produces a total of 68,856 articles received in the department. 

 The formation of a separate Department of Maps and Charts since the last annual return 

 has, of course, diminished the aggregate of articles returned from the Department of 

 Printed Books. 



.5. The number of stamps impressed on articles received was altogether 325,064. 



Amono- the noteworthy acquisitions of the department during the year is a collection of 

 nearly 200 volumes of Spanish Plays and Poetry, mostly of the 16th and 17th centuries, 

 presented to the Museum by Henry F. Chorley, Esq., in accordance with the will of his 

 brother, the late John Rutter Chorley, Esq. The value of the collection is enhanced by the 

 numerous bibliographical notes of its late possessor, drawn up in the Spanish language. 



Thomas Watts. 



Department or Maps, Charts, Plans and Topographical Drawings. 



I. Cataloguing and Arrangement. — (a.) The number of titles (including both main 

 titles and cross references) written for the Catalogue of Maps and Charts, during the 

 year 1867, amounts to 5,410, those transcribed fourfold for insertion, to 3,234. 



(h.) The number of small hand-slips written, for press mai-ks, is 2,025. 



(c.) Two hundred and fifty-one new Reference Boards have been placed in the general 

 series, to indicate the shelves to which the Rolls or Volumes have been removed. 



{d.) Of the fourth copy of the fourfold transcript of the title-slips, made use of to form 

 a Hand-Catalogue, 14,480 have been incorporated into the general series, whilst 50,400 

 of the general series have been revised. 



(e.) The number of Maps, Charts, and Plans bound and mounted by the binder is 480. 



{f. ) Six Indexes have been written for volumes of Maps, which required them. 



{jg.) The number of Atlases returned to their shelves from the Reading Room was 446 ; 

 the number of Maps 1,755, making a sum total of 2,201. 



(Ji.) In addition to the items of work enumerated above, there has been a general 

 revision of the whole Catalogue, and 6,500 queries have been settled. 



II. Additions. — (a.) The number of Maps which have been received by Copyright Act 

 during the year is 234 (in 1,403 sheets) ; 18 Atlases and 18 parts of Atlases were also 

 received by Copyright. 31 volumes of Maps, &c., and 323 Maps (in 413 sheets) have 

 been obtained by purchase. One volume and seven Maps (in 82 sheets) have been 

 presented. 



(J.) The 



