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laft, which M2L]or Edwards gave by his 

 Will to the Public, with a Generofity 

 worthy of Imitation. It is joined to the 

 Cotton Library, and depofited in this 

 Room, as a lafting Monument of his 

 Genius and public Spirit. 



BiBLIOTHECA SlOANIANA. I. 



In this Room are preferved Part of 

 Sir Hans Sloane^s Library, confifting of 

 'Books of Phyfic, Pharmacy, Anatomy, 

 Surgery, Chemiftry, ^c, 



BiBLIOTHECA SlOANIANA. II. 



Another Part of Sir Hans Sleane*s Li- 

 brary, Natural Hiftory, Herbaria, Hor- 

 tus Siccus. Here are many Drawings, 

 perhaps the fineil that are to be feen in 

 the World. The Reader mull particu- 

 larly admire a Book containing fome 

 Drawings of Monf. Robert^ Painter to 

 Louis the Fourteenth, King of France. 

 They confift of a great Number of Vege- 

 tables, curious Animals, Shells, and other 



natural 



