PREFACE. 
ofpleafure, fenfuality and diffipation ,* and 
I hope thefe feeds, fown by publick autho- 
rity, will take root, fpring up, and yield 
a plentiful harvefl. 
The Britilh Mufeum reminds me of a 
brief catalogue of the natural and artificial 
fubjedts contained in it, which Sir Hans 
Sloane fhewed 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 per- 
fect one, be acceptable to the reader, I 
fhall give it as follows ; 
temps depraves de liber t inage, de fenfualite , 
et de diffipation . J y e/p/re que ces faiences, 
depofe'es par aatorite publique , s enracineront , 
croitront, et produiront line abondante moijjon , 
Le Mnfeum Britannique me fait rejfou- 
venir d'un catalogue abrege des fi/jets na- 
ture Is et artificiels quil contient , qae le 
Chevalier Hans kloane me montra environ 
un an avant que de mourir , et dont il me 
permit de tirer copie . Je crois que quoi - 
quil foit extremement general, il ne laiffera 
pas , faute d'un plus parfait , de jaire plaifir 
au letteur . Je le donnerai de la maniere 
fuivante : 
An account of the names and numbers of the 
feveral fpecies of things contained in the 
Mufeum of Sir Hans Sloane , Bart . and 
which , face his death , are placed , for 
the ufe of the public h, in the Britijh 
Mufeum . 
vols. 
The Library, including Books of 1 
Drawings, Manufcripts, and > 50000 
Prints, amounting to about J 
Medals and Coins, ancient and 1 
modern > 23000 
Cameo’s and Intaglio’s, about 700 
Seals, &c. - 268 
Velfels, &c. of Agate, Jafper, &c. 542 
Antiquities - - - 1125 
Precious Stones, Agates, Jafpers, 2256 
Metals, Minerals, Ores, &c, - 2725 
Cryftals, Spars, &c> - 1864 
Fofills, Flints, Stones, &c. - 1275 
Earths, Sands, Salts, &c. - - io 35 
Bitumens, Sulphurs, Ambers, &c» 399 
Talcs, Micae, &c> - 388 
Corals, Sponges, &c. - - 1421 
Teftacea, or Shells, &c . - - 5843 
Echini, Echinites, &c . - 659 
Afteri®, Trochi, Entrochi, &c. - 241 
Notice des noms et du nombre des dif- 
ferentes efpeces de chofes contenues 
dans le Cabinet du Chevalier Hans 
Sloane, qu’on a deposes, depuis fa 
mort, dans le Mufeum Britannique, 
pour l’ufage du public. 
vol. 
La Bibliotheque , y compris les Li - "J 
vres de Dejfeins , Manufcripts , et > 5000a' 
Lai lies deuces , montant a environ } 
Medailles et Monnoyes , anciennes 7 
et modernes - - J 23000 
Camees, et Pierres Gravees - 700 
Cachets , &c. - - - 268 
Vaif'eaux , &c. d' Agate, de Jafpe , &c. 542 
Antiquit is - - - 1 125 
Pierres Pretieufes , Agates , Jafpes, &c. 2 2 5 6 
MetauXy Miner aux, Mines , &c, - 2725 
Cbriftaux, Spares •- - 1864 
Fofiles, Cailioux , Pierres, &c\ - 1275 
Lerres, Sables , Sets, &c. - 1035 
BiturneSy Souphresy AmbreSy &c, - 399 
Laics y Micce, &c. - - 388 
CorauXy Eponges , - 3421 
Lefaceesy on Coquillages, &c. - 5843 
OurfinSy Echinites , Csfc. - 659 
AjierieSy Lrochites } Ent roc bites, &c» . 241 
