CONTENTS 
LOWER ROOMS. 
Rooms Page 
I_XVI. Entrance Hall, and Library of Printed Books . 1 
UPPER FLOOR. 
I. Artificial Curiosities from different Countries . 3 
II. III. IV. Sloane and Banksian Collections of Dried Plants 10 
V. VI. VII. Working Rooms of the Natural History Depart¬ 
ment • . . . .10 
VIII. Impressions from Ancient Seals, Vases, Bronzes, &c. 11 
SALOON. General Collection of Quadrupeds . . 16 
Room IX. Continuation of Quadrupeds, Amphibia, Crusta¬ 
cea, &c. . . . . .23 
X. Reptiles in Spirits, Sea-Eggs, and Star-Fish . 29 
XI. General Collection of Fish and Corals . . 45 
XII. British Birds and British Shells . . .60 
XIII. General Collection of Birds and Shells . . 73 
GALLERY. Mineralogy and Geology, including Secondary 
Fossils . . . . .93 
GALLERY OF ANTIQUITIES. 
Room I. Terracottas . . . . .132 
II. Greek and Roman Sculptures . . .138 
III. Ditto . . . . . . 139 
IV. Ditto . . . . . .143 
V. Roman Sepulchral Antiquities . .143 
Sir T. Lawrence’s Collection of Casts . .146 
VI. Greek and Roman Sculptures . . .147 
VII. British Antiquities .... 152 
VIII. At present unoccupied .... 154 
IX. Portland Vase . . . .154 
X. Sir William Hamilton’s Collection . .155 
XI. Greek and Roman Sculptures . • .158 
XII. Ditto . . . . .164 
GRAND CENTRAL SALOON . . . .169 
ANTEROOM . . . . . .170 
PHIGALIAN SALOON . . . . .170 
ELGIN SALOON ... . .173 
EGYPTIAN SALOON .... . 197 
EGYPTIAN ROOM . . . . . .209 
ETRUSCAN ROOM . . . . .304 
Medal Room ....... 304 
Print Room . . . . . . ? 305 
