SYNOPSIS 
OF THE 
CONTENTS OF THE BRITISH MUSEUM. 
On entering the gate of the Museum, a spacious 
quadrangle presents itself, with an Ionic colonnade 
on the south side, and the main building* on the 
north; the two wings being allotted for the dwell¬ 
ings of the Officers. The Architect, Peter Puget, 
a native of Marseilles, and an artist of the first 
eminence in his time, was sent over from Paris by 
Ralph, first Duke of Montagu, for the sole purpose 
of constructing this splendid Mansion. 
GROUND FLOOR. 
The first floor, consisting of sixteen rooms, con¬ 
tains the Library of Printed Books. Strangers are 
* The building measures 216 feet in length, and 57 in height, to 
fhe top of the cornice. 
Library or 
Printed 
Books. 
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