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(2.) The proof-sheets of Dr. Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible, the gift of Mr. 

 Tegg, the publisher, to Mr. James Everett, and illustrated by the latter with numerous 

 engravings and woodcuts, and bound in 28 quarto volumes. 



Bequeathed to the Library of the British Museum by the late Rev. James Everett, 

 United Methodist Fi-ee Church Minister. 



(3.) A copy of Smollett's Travels through France and Italy, 1766, annotated by the 

 author, apparently for a new edition. These additions and corrections have never been 

 printed. 



(4.) '•' Heures a I'usaige de Eome," printed by Jehan du Pre, at Paris, in 1488, with 

 engraved borders and vignettes, believed to be unique. The opinion commonly enter- 

 tained is, that the majority of the elegant and delicate illustrations which adorn the early 

 Books of Hours were executed on wood, but a passage in this volume exjiressly declares 

 that the illustrations found in it were engraved in copper — " les vignettes de ces presentes 

 heures imprimeex en cuyvre" The subjects were probably eiigraved in relief on copper or 

 other metal. 



(5.) 'A large collection of Cape of Good Hope Newspapers, presented by George 

 Thompson, Esq., author of " Travels and Adventures in Southern Africa, 1827." 



(6.) A considerable number of editicms of the works of Junius and of Pope, many with 

 MS. annotations and collations by the late C. W. Dilke, Esq. 

 Presented by Sir Charles Wentworth Dilke, Bart, M.P. 



(7.) Many importaat works have been purchased at two sales of the extensive library 

 of the Marquis de Morante, and also at other sales in Paris and in London. 



W. B. Rye. 



Department of 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, amounts to 4,704; those transcribed fourfold for insertion to 7,417. This number 

 includes 4,119 titles which have been retranscribed in consequence of a complete revision 

 of the transcripts from A to the end of T. 



(i.) Press-marks have been applied to 1,299 maps and 6,547 titles. The number of 

 small hand-slips written for press-marks is 1,385, and 1,050 hand-slips of purchases have 

 been made. 



(c.) 673 Maps, in 1,623 sheets and 84 Atlases have been entered for the binder, and 

 168 volumes and 1,309 Maps, in 7,759 pieces, have been returned from the binder, the 

 former bound, and the latter mounted on 3,643 cards; and 2,171 sheets of Ordnance 

 Surveys have been inserted in their respective volumes ; 9 volumes have receired separate 

 letterings. 



(c?.) An incorporation has been made into 3 copies of the Catalogue of 7,286 Titles, 

 necessitating the removal of 3,384 titles, and the addition to each copy of 118 new leaves: 

 17,350 slips of fourth copy have been mounted for the Hand Catalogue. 



(e.) The number of Atlases returned to their shelves from the Reading Room was 

 392, the number of Maps 1,489, making a sum total of 1,881. 



(/.) The number of Stamps affixed to maps was 16,130. 



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

 Act is 245 (in 1,595 sheets), and 33 Atlases and 1 part of an Atlas have also been received 

 by Copyright, and 1 Map, in 1 sheet, by International Copyright. 195 Volumes and 

 1,546 Maps, in 6,373 sheets, have been obtained by purchase, and 7 volumes and 272 

 Maps, in 470 sheets, have been presented. 



Among the most interesting acquisitions of the year are: — 



A MS. Portuguese Atlas of remarkable beauty, by Fernam Vaz Dourado, reputed to 

 be of the date of 1546, but which Mr. Major has reason to believe was commenced in 

 1573 and completed in 1575. 



A MS. Italian Portulano, made at Venice by Gratiosus Benincasa of Ancona, of the 

 date of 1469. 



An anonymous MS. Italian Portulano of the first half of the 16th Century. 



All presented to the Trustees by the Lords of the Admiralty. 



A Collection of Topographical Drawings and Prints in five volumes folio, made at the 

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