GENERAL GUIDE 
TO 
THE BRITISH MUSEUM 
(NATURAL HISTORY). 
DESCEIPTION OF THE MUSEUM AND ITS COOTENTS. 
On entering the Museum, the visitor must bear in mind that the 
principal front faces the south, so that he will be looking due 
north, with the east on his right, and the west on his left hand. 
It must also not be forgotten that a museum in a state of 
active growth is continually receiving additions as well as 
undergoing changes in the arrangement of its contents, and as 
these often occur faster than new editions of the guide can be 
produced, there may be variations in the position of some of 
the specimens from the descriptions here given. 
The Centeal Hall. 
On entering the hall, the visitor will notice the bronze statue statues and 
of the late Sir Eichard Owen, the first Director of this Branch cenUaiVa^ii 
of the Museum. It is the work of Mr. T. Brock, Pt. A., and was 
unveiled on March 17th, 1897. To the right of this is a 
marble statue of the late Professor T. H. Huxley, sculptured by 
Mr. E. Onslow Ford, R.A., which was unveiled on April 28th, 
1900. The cases placed on the floor of the hall illustrate general 
laws or points of interest in Natural History which do not 
come appropriately within the systematic collections of the 
departmental series. 
