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mons called for such an estimate, with a view to 
remit the Legacy-tax upon the whole bequest.* 
To this list must be added the name of 
the Right Hon. Sir Joseph Banks, Bart., K. R., 
who, after his return from his circumnaviga¬ 
tion, deposited at different times in the Mu¬ 
seum numerous collections of natural and arti¬ 
ficial curiosities from the newly discovered islands 
in the South Seas, which, with considerable 
additions since made by the Admiralty, Capt. 
Cook, and other officers who have since perform¬ 
ed similar distant and perilous voyages, forms now 
one of the most conspicuous parts of the Museum. 
Among the many donations of various kinds which 
Sir Joseph Banks has since bestowed, and still 
continues to confer upon the Establishment, v/e 
must not omit to mention a large set of Icelandic 
books. 
* This valuation is as follows : 
Printed books. 
Coins and Medals . . 
Prints.... 
Shells and Minerals ... 
Gems,.... 
.£ 10,000 
6,000 
5,000 
2,000 
500 
Total 
£ 23,500 
E 
Sir Joseph 
Banks. 
