The Public are apprized , that the following com¬ 
pendious Synopsis is merely intended for persons 
who take the usual cursory view of the Museum . 
The several Officers have been some time employed in 
preparing scientific Catalogues of the Contents of 
their respective departments , which, from the great 
extent of the Collections, must necessarily take up 
much time , and , when completed , will of course 
be very voluminous . 
