3 
UPPER FLOOR. 
FIRST ROOM. 
MODERN WORKS OF ART. 
From the great staircase strangers are con¬ 
ducted into the first room of the Upper Story, 
containing a miscellaneous collection of modem 
works of art, from all parts of the world. The 
ceiling of this room, representing the fall of 
Phaeton, was painted by La Fosse. The contents 
are arranged as near as possible in a geographical 
order, as follows: 
Cases . 
Europe ..*.. I. to IV. 
Asia ..... V. to V1L 
Africa.... VIII. 
South America ....... .............. IX* 
East Coast of North America. .. 
West Coast of North America. . .XL to XIV. 
Otaheite. ... .XV. to XVIII. 
Sandwich Islands and Marquesas 
XIX. to XXII. 
Friendly Islands.XXIII. and XXIV, 
New Zealand............ XXV. and XXVI. 
Various small articles^ in two tables. 
This 
"ROOM t 
Works 
os Art, 
