SYNOPSIS 
OF THE 
CONTENTS OF THE BRITISH MUSEUM. 
On entering the gate of the Museum, a spacious 
quadrangle presents itself, with an Ionic colon¬ 
nade on the south side, and the main building* 
on the north ; the two wings being allotted for 
the dwellings of the officers. The architect, 
Peter Puget, a native of Marseilles, and an art¬ 
ist of the first eminence in his time, was sent 
over from Paris by Ralph, first Duke of Mon¬ 
tagu, 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 
are not admitted into these apartments, as the 
* The building measures 216 feet in length, and 57 in height, to the 
top of the cornice. 
B mere 
Library op 
Printed 
Books. 
