The Public are apprized, that the fallowing 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, 
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