The New Universal Geographical Grammar: Wherein the Situation and Extent of the Several Countries Are Laid Down According to the Most Exact Geographical Observations, and the History of All the Different Kingdoms of the World
The New Universal Geographical Grammar: Wherein the Situation and Extent of the Several Countries Are Laid Down According to the Most Exact Geographical Observations, and the History of All the Different Kingdoms of the World
This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1782 Excerpt: ...records, all regularly disposed, and referred to in near a thousand folio indexes. This office is kept open, and attendance constantly given, from seven o'clock till one, except in the months of December, January, and February, when it is open only from eight to one, Sundays and holidays excepted. A search here is half ...
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1782 Excerpt: ...records, all regularly disposed, and referred to in near a thousand folio indexes. This office is kept open, and attendance constantly given, from seven o'clock till one, except in the months of December, January, and February, when it is open only from eight to one, Sundays and holidays excepted. A search here is half a guinea, for which you may peruse any one subject a year. t The British Museum is deposited in Montague-house. Sir Hans Sloan?, bart. (who died in 1753) may not improperly be called the founder of the British Museum: for its being established by parliament was only in consequence of his leaving by will his noble collection of natural history, his large library, and his numerous curiosities, which cost him jo.cool. to the use of the pubfic, on condition that the parliament would pay 20,000 1. to his executors. To this collection were added the Cottonian library, the Harleian manuscripts, collected by the Oxford family, and purchased likewise I y the parliament, and a collection of books given by the late major Edward;. His late Majesty, in consideration of its great usefulness, was graciously f leased to add thereto, the royal libraries of books and manuscripts collected by the several kings of England. The Sloanian collection consists of an amazing number of curiosities, among which are the library, including books of drawings, manuscripts, and prints, amounting to about 50,000 volumes. Medal.," and coins ancient and modern, 23,000. Cameos and intaglios, about 700. Seals, 26S. Vessel, &c. of agate, jasper, &c. 542. Antiquities, 1,125. Precious stones, agates, jasper, &c.,15ft. Metals, minerals, ores, &c. a,725. Crystals, spars, &c. 1,864. Fossils, flints, stones, 1,875. Earths, sands, salts, 1,035. Bitumens, sulphurs, ...
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