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No. 6. A similar article, ornamented on one side by ROOM VIII. 
Rama, and perhaps Lakshmi, bearing bows, with Ha- 
numan and another ape in a submissive attitude ; on the 
other side is Vishnu, reclining upon Seslia, the mytho¬ 
logical serpent, with a Lotus issuing from his navel, on 
which is seated Brahma accomplishing the work of 
creation. 
No. 7. A circular Stand, in two parts, decorated 
with twenty-two figures in high relief, representing some 
of the principal personages of the Hindoo mythology. 
THE SALOON.. ij 
The Dome of this apartment w T as painted by the SALOON, 
artist who decorated the ceiling over the great stair- Nat. Hist. 
case, Charles de la Fosse. The design has gene¬ 
rally been described as representing the Apotheosis of 
Isis, but the most probable conjecture is, that it is meant 
to exhibit the Birth of Minerva. The landscape and 
architectural Decorations are, like those on the stair¬ 
case, by Jacques Rousseau, and the garlands of flowers 
by Jean Baptiste Monoyer. Over the fire place is a 
Hunting Piece by Weenix. 
The general collection of Quadrupeds, {Mammalia,) 
are placed, for the present, in this apartment; ‘ItTe 
larger species in upright glazed Cases round the room, 
the smaller, - on account of-the want in th e 
pyp^pnf room- in those between the windows, and the 
Bat in shallow Cases affixed on the others. 
The Quadrumana, or Monkeys, Lemurs and Bats, 
which> with man, formed the Order Primates of Lin¬ 
naeus, are contained in the Cases No. 1—4, and in 
some smaller Cases fixed beside them, No. 25 — 32. 
Amongst the Monkeys, are the Ourang Outang, 
or Man of the Woods (Simla satyrus . Linn.), 
found in Malacca, Cochin China, and Borneo; also the 
Chimpanze, or Jocko (Simla troglodytes, Linn.), found 
in Guinea, and on the Congo. These animals are con¬ 
sidered to approach nearest to man, in the form of the 
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