ACCOUNT?, &C., OF THE BRITISH MUSEUM. 1^ 



edition, the title and prologue surrounded by fine woodcut borders, and the fables illus- 

 trated with very curious woodcuts. " Bi-eviarium de camera secundum consuetudinem 

 Romane Curie ": a very handsome Roman Breviary, printed at Venice, by Antonius 

 Bergomensis de Zanchis, in 1500. " II Pellegrino Inglese ne'l quale si difende I'inno- 

 cente e siiicera vita del pio e religioso Ke d'Inghil terra, Henrico ottavo." This is an 

 extremely curious book, a defence of the character and policy of Henry VIII., written 

 in Italian shortly after his death, and apparently published in Italy, although full of the 

 severest strictures upon the papacy, the clergy and tlie monastic orders, whose fraudulent 

 miracles it exposes. The author was William Thomas, a Welshman, who was afterwardo 

 Clerk of the Council to Edward VI., and was executed in the Reign of Queen Mary for 

 taking part in Wyatt's rebellion. A very eai-ly Bohemian Testament: "Novum Testa- 

 mentum Bohemicum." Prague, 1497. 'I'his edition is of the utmost rarity, the only 

 other copy being in the luiperial Library at Vienna. An extremely fine lace book : 

 " frioiifo di Virtu," Venice, 1599, having on the title page a curious woodcut repre- 

 senting four Venetian ladies occupied in lace work. 



Georcje Bullen. 



Sub-Depaktment of Maps, Charts, Plans and Topographical Drawings. 



I. — Cataloguinrj and Arrangement. 



(a.) 3,900 titles (including both main-titles and cross-references) were written for the 

 Catalogue of Maps and Charts during the year, 



(b.) Press-marks vt^ere given to 351 Maps and Atlases and to 2,219 titles. 



394 slips were written for the Hand Catalogue. 



53 Volumes of the Catalogue of Maps (S. 22, Spain, to Z. 2, Zutphen) were 

 revised and sent to the printer. 60 Sheets of " Proof" (Scheuchzer, p. 3697, to 

 Zytphen, p. 4648) for the new printed Catalogue of Maps, were collated, and 72 

 sheets of "Revise " (Sachenbacher, p. 3617, to Zytphen, p. 4648) were sent " for 

 Press." The incorporation into the Map Catalogue of titles from the Catalogue of Maps, 

 Prints and Ciiarts in the Royal Library has been continued from " Spires" to " Zype." 

 2,153 Titles of Accessions (parts 3 and 4) were prepared and sent to the printer. 

 30 sheets of "Proof " of Accessions were collated, and28 sheets of "Revise" were sent " for 

 Press." 



827 Maps in 2,956 sheets and 53 Atlases have been sent to be mounted and 

 bound, and 76 Volumes and 971 Maps have been returned, the former bound and the 

 latter mounted, 912 on jaconet and union, and 59 on cards. 



113 Sheets of the English Admii-alty Charts have been mounted on union and the 

 entire collection of Admiralty Charts has been arranged in 100 portfolios especially made 

 for the purpose. 



An incorporation has been made into three copies of the Catalogue of 132 transcripts 

 (396 in all). 1,399 new titles have also been incorporated into the "Blue" copy of the 

 Catalogue, and 2,290 jjrinted Accession titles have beeo incorporated into three copies of 

 the Printed Catalogue. 



The number of Atlases returned to their shelves from the Reading Room was 1,039, the 

 number of Maps, 1,577 ; making a total of 2,616. 



The number of stamps impressed on Maps obtained by purchase was 1,109 ; on those 

 received by presentation, 507, making a total of 1,616. 



Besides the students who have consulted Maps and Atlases in the Reading Room, 

 during the year 91 visitors have been admitted to the Map Room for the purpose of 

 special geographical research. 



II. — Additions. 



540 Maps, in 4,476 sheets, and 27 Atlases and parts of Atlases have been received 

 under the Copyright Act. 



23 Atlases and 101 Maps, in 897 sheets, have been obtained by purchase ; eight volumes 

 and 101 Maps and Charts in 354 sheets, have been presented. 



Among the more interesting of these acquisitions may be mentioned; — 



1. The earliest known map on the single cordlform projection, entitled " D. Domino 

 Leonardo ab Eck. . . P. Apianus. . . i\latheniaticus banc universaliorom cogniti or bis 

 tabulam ex recentibus observationibus confectam dcdicat " [Ingoldstadt] 1530. This 

 example is believed to be unique. 



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