* 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 » 
