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eontained in it, which Sir Hans Sloane fliéwed 

 me about a year before he died, and permitted 

 me to take a copy of ; and, as I believe, though 

 it is fo very general, it may, for want of a more 

 perfed one, be acceptable to the reader, I fliall 

 give it as follows : 



An account of the names and numhers of the fever al 

 fpecies of things contained in the Mufeum of Sir 

 Hans Sloane^ Bart, and which ^fince his deaths are 

 placed for the ufe of the public in the Britifh Mu- 

 feum. 



The library, including books of draw-1 



ings, manufcripts, and prints, a- Vvol.50000 



mounting to about J 

 Medals and coins, ancient and modern 23000 



Cameos and intaglios, about 700 



Seals, &c. 268 



Veffels, &c. of agate, jafper, &c. 542 

 Antiquities 



Precious ftones, agates, jafpers, &:c. 2256 



Metals, minerals, ores, &c. 2725 



Cryftals, fpars, &c. 1S64 



Fofllls, flints, ftones, &c. 1275 



Earths^ 



