ACCOUNTS, ESTIMATES, &C. OF THE BRIMSH MUSEUM. I J 



(b) The number of stamps impressed on the articles received amounts to 2,413. 



The most notable acquisitions of the year are — 



A Japanese Map of Japan, made by the Japanese Government, and presented by the 

 Deputies of the Tycoon to N. P. Kingdon, Esq., of 1a, Park Square West, by Avhom it 

 was presented to the Trustees. 



By Purchase. — Maps of Yeddo, Yokohama, and of the foreign settlements at 

 Yokohama, and a Map of Japan. 



Road Map from Peking to Kiachta, in Siberia, by the great Camel route, based on an 

 English Map, chiefly taken from a Russian sketch, made in 1858. 



A copy of the first edition of Gerard Mercators' Ptolemy, printed at Coloo-ne, 1578. 



A Collection of Italian Maps of the 16th century, being among the earliest Maps ever 

 engraved, and some of them of great importance to the History of Geography. 



R. H. Major. 



Department of Manuscripts. 



1. The Index to the printed Catalogue of Additions for the years 1848-1853 has been 

 completed, and revised in type to the end of letter P. 



2. Preparations have been made for commencing a general Catalogue of all the Collec- 

 tions in classes of subjects. The printed Catalogues of the Cotton, Lansdowne, Burney, 

 and part of that of the Harley Manuscripts, have been marked for distribution ; and the 

 greater number of the entries in the printed Index of Additional Manuscripts acquired 

 in the years 1782-1835 have been sorted into classes. 



3. The following Manuscripts have been described for the Catalogue of Additions : — Nos. 

 21,520 to 21,526, and 21,535 to 21,549, acquired in the year 1856; Nos. 22,131 to 22,203, 

 acquired in the year 1857; Nos. 22,268, 22,272 to 22,368, 22,394 to 22,405, 22,415 to 

 22,483, and 22,488 to 22,499, acquired in the year 1858; Nos. 22,642 to 22,688, 22,708 

 to 22,710, 22,716 to 22,793, and 22,795 to 22,840, acquired in the year 1859 ; Nos. 

 23,212 to 23,251, 23,607, 23,608, 23,615 to 23,619, and 23,622 to 23,721, acquired in the 

 year 1860 ; Nos. 24,057 to 24,079, 24,094, 24,096 to 24,153, acquired in the year 1861 ; 

 and Nos. 27,607 to 27,620, 27,700 to 27,729, and 27,740 to 27,772, acquired in the year 

 1867. 



4. The Additional Manuscripts of the Birch Collection have been described in detail 

 from No. 4,279 to 4,293, 4,308 to 4,310, and 4,472 to 4,478. 



5. Two thousand five hundred and ninety-four Harleian Charters, numbered from 

 52 A. 1 to 56 I. 49, and from 75 A. 1 to 75 H. 8, have been re-described. 



6. Previous descriptions of the Additional Charters and Rolls, Nos. 10,236 to 14,350, 

 have been revised. 



7. The revised descriptions of Additional Charters and Rolls, Nos. 10,071 to 11,666, 

 have been entered in two copies of volume V. of the Catalogue ; and those of Nos. 

 11,667 to 13,549 have been copied for the same volume in quadruplicate. 



8. The Index to the fourth volume of the Catalogue of Additional Charters and Rolls 

 has been entered in the Reading-room copy. 



9. An Index to volume V. of the same Catalogue has been prepared in slip from No. 

 10,071 to 13,272. 



10. The Catalogues of the Topham and Lansdowne Charters have been copied for the 

 use of the Reading-room ; and Indexes to both Catalogues have been entered in the 

 double copies. 



11. Five thousand seven hundred and thirty-four Seals, attached to the Harleian 

 Charters, 10 C. 53 to 112 T. 62, to Additional Charters 16,509 to 17,110; to Church 

 Briefs ; to various Charters of the Cotton and Sloane Collections ; and Detached, Nos. I. 1 

 to XLIII. 10, have been described for a Catalogue of Seals. 



12. The leaves of the burnt Cotton MSS. Otho B. IV., Tiberius B. XI., Galba A. 

 XIX., Otho A. IX. XL XII., of the Arundel MS. 152, and of Additional MS. 26,836, 

 have been arranged. 



13. The contents of the Additional Manuscripts 27,443 to 27,446, and 27,607 to 

 27,620, have been arranged. 



14. The Additional Manuscripts have been numbered and registered from No. 27,395 

 to 27,757, acquired in the year 1867 ; and bound, lettered and repaired, from No. 25,857 

 to 25,873, 26,119 to 26,554, 26,836 to 26,875, 26,892 to 26,922, 27,215 to 27,235, 27,276 

 to 27,286, 27,304 to 27,442, and 27,459 to 27,650. 



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