SYNOPSIS 
OF THE 
CONTENTS OF THE BRITISH MUSEUM. 
On entering the gate of the Museum, a spa¬ 
cious quadrangle presents itself, with an Ionic 
colonnade on the south side, and the main build¬ 
ing* on the north; the two wings being allotted 
for the dwellings of the Officers. The architect, 
Peter Puget, a native of Marseilles, and an artist 
of the first eminence in his time, was sent over 
from Paris by Ralph, first Duke of Montagu, 
for the sole purpose of constructing this splendid 
mansion. 
GROUND FLOOR. 
The first floor, consisting of sixteen rooms, 
contains the Library of Printed Books. Strangers 
* The building measures 216 feet in length, and 57 in height, to the 
top of the cornice. 
b are 
Library of 
Printed 
Books. 
