INTRODUCTION. 
XXXf 
IV. 
DISTRIBUTION OF THE COLLECTIONS. 
The whole of these accumulated treasures arc 
at present arranged in forty two rooms^ of the 
contents of which the following are the general 
titles: 
Lower Floor. 
Rooms Fage 
I.—XVI. Library of printed Books. 1 
Upper Floor. 
I. Modern Works of Art . .. 3 
II. The Reading Room-.. 4 
HI. Lansdown Manuscripts. 4 
IV. Sloanean and Birch’s Manuscripts. 5 
V. Harleian Manuscripts.... 6 
VI. Harleian MSS. and additions.... 6 
VII. Royal and Cottonian MSS. ... 9 
Grand Saloon^ Minerals..... . . . . 10 
VIII. Minerals... 49 
IX Shells^, Fossils, and Herbals. 54 
X. Insects, Worms, Corals, and Vegetables. 56 
XL Birds and Quadrupeds, stuffed. 61 
XII^ Quadrupeds, Snakes, Lizards, and Fishes, in 
spirits .. 66 
Gallery. 
I. Terra Cottas.. 68 
II. Greek and Roman Sculptures. .. 77 
IIL Ditto.,. .... 79 
