ROOMS II.-VIII.] ANTIQUITIES* 
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In the Window near the entrance-door, are a 
pacuna , or tube for blowing the small poisoned arrows in 
Case 5 ; a bow of the Indians of the banks of the Ucayali; 
some spears made of palm wood and some of bow wood, 
and a bow from the Indians of the Maranon ; and a wooden 
spear from the Napo. Presented by Lieut . Henry Lister 
Maw, R.N. 
In the centre of the Room, within a glazed frame, is one 
of the originals of Magna Charta, belonging to the Cot¬ 
tonian Library; at the side, there is an Engraving of 
it in fac-simile by Pine, 
EDWARD HAWKINS. 
June 12, 1841. 
SECOND ROOM; 
THIRD ROOM ; 
FOURTH ROOM. 
These apartments are devoted to Sir Joseph Banks’s 
Herbarium, together with Sir Hans Sloane’s and other 
collections of dried plants. 
FIFTH ROOM; 
SIXTH ROOM; 
SEVENTH ROOM. 
These apartments are at present occupied as working 
rooms for the Natural History Department. 
In the Sixth Room the general collection of Insects 
and Crustacea is preserved in cabinets. They may be 
seen by persons who wish to consult them for the pur¬ 
poses of study, (by application to the Keeper of the 
Zoological Collection,) every Tuesday and Thursday. To 
prevent disappointment, it is requested that persons 
wishing to see those collections, will apply two days 
previous to their intended visit. 
JOHN EDWARD GRAY. 
June 12, 1841. 
EIGHTH ROOM. 
The Cases No. 1 and 2, together with two table Cases, 
contain a collection of Impressions from ancient seals. 
