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Art. 
UPPER FLOOR. 
FIRST ROOM. 
MODERN WORKS OF ART. 
From the great staircase strangers are con- room t, 
ducted into the first room of the Upper Story, Works of 
containing a miscellaneous collection of modern 
works of art, from all parts of the world. The 
ceiling of this room, representing the fall of 
Phaeton, was painted by La Fosse. The contents 
are arranged as near as possible in a geographical 
order, as follows : 
Cases. 
Europe t * . I. to IV. 
Asia V. to VII. 
Africa VIII. 
South America , IX. 
East Coast of North America X. 
West Coast of North America XI. to XIV. 
Otaheite XV. to XVIII. 
Sandwich Islands and Marquesas 
XIX. to XXII. 
Friendly Islands XXIII. and XXIV. 
New Zealand XXV. and XXVI. 
Various small articles, in two tables. 
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