CONTENTS 
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Foundation and Notice of the Buildings . . .1 
_ LOWER ROOMS. 
Rooms 
I—XVI. Ground Floor . . . 3 
UPPER FLOOR. 
I. Artificial Curiosities from different Countries . 5 
II. III. IV. Sloane and Banksian Collections of Dried Plants 12 
V. VI. VII. Working Rooms of the Natural History Depart¬ 
ment . . . . .12 
VIII. Impressions from Ancient Seals, Hindoo Bronzes, &c. 1 2 
SALOON. Collection of Quadrupeds . . .18 
Room IX. Quadrupeds, Amphibia, Crustacea, &c., in Spirits 24 
X. Reptiles . . . .27 
XI. Collection of Fish . . . .43 
XII. XIII. The contents under re-arrangement . . 56 
NORTHERN ZOOLOGICAL GALLERY. 
Room I. Sponges and Corallines . . .56 
II. III. Radiated Animals . . . .57 
IV. V. Annulose Animals . . . .76 
EASTERN ZOOLOGICAL GALLERY . . .88 
NORTH GALLERY. Mineralogy and Geology, including 
Secondary Fossils .... 152 
GALLERY OF ANTIQUITIES. 
Room I. Terracottas . . . . .195 
II. Greek and Roman Sculptures . . .201 
III. Ditto . . . . .202 
IV. Ditto . . . . . .206 
V. Roman Sepulchral Antiquities . . 206 
Sir T. Lawrence’s Collection of Casts . . 209 
VI. Greek and Roman Sculptures . . .210 
VII. British Antiquities . . . .215 
VIII. At present unoccupied . . . .217 
IX. Portland Vase .... 217 
X. Sir William Hamilton’s. Collection . .218 
XI. Greek and Roman Sculptures . . .221 
XII. Ditto . . . . .228 
GRAND CENTRAL SALOON . . . .233 
ANTE-ROOM . . . . . .234 
PHIGALIAN SALOON . . . . .235 
ELGIN SALOON . . . . . .237 
EGYPTIAN SALOON.261 
EGYPTIAN ROOM.274 
ETRUSCAN ROOM.369 
Medal Room ....... 369 
Print Room ....... 370 
