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Title: How to See the British Museum in Four Visits

Author: W. Blanchard Jerrold

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Language: English

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HOW TO SEE THE BRITISH MUSEUM IN FOUR VISITS

by

W. BLANCHARD JERROLD

London

1852

CONTENTS

INTRODUCTION

VISIT THE FIRST

SOUTHERN ZOOLOGICAL ROOM.--Hoofed Animals:--Giraffe;
Walrus; Rhinoceros; Buffalo; Antelope.

SOUTHERN ZOOLOGICAL GALLERY.--Hoofed Animals:--Wild Ox;
Hippopotamus; Elephant; Llama; Bison; Armadillo; Deer.

MAMMALIA SALOON.--Bears; Monkeys; Cat Tribe; Dog Family;
Bear Tribe; Mole Tribe; Marsupial Animals; Seal Tribe;
Corals

EASTERN ZOOLOGICAL GALLERY.--Birds of Prey; Perching
Birds; Scraping Birds; Wading Birds; Web-footed Birds.

NORTHERN ZOOLOGICAL GALLERY.--Bats; Reptiles; Serpents;
Tortoises; Crocodiles; Frogs.

BRITISH ZOOLOGICAL ROOM.--Carnivorous Beasts; Glirine
Beasts; Hoofed Beasts; Insectivorous Beasts; British
Reptiles; British Fish.

NORTHERN ZOOLOGICAL GALLERY--_(continued)_.--Spiny-finned
Fishes; Soft-finned Fishes; Cartilaginous Fishes;
Sponges; Shell-fish; The Beetle Tribe; Butterflies and Moths.

EASTERN ZOOLOGICAL GALLERY.--Star-fish; Sea-eggs; Shells.

VISIT THE SECOND

NORTHERN MINERAL AND FOSSIL GALLERY.--Fossil Vegetables;
Minerals; Fossil Animals; Fossil Fishes; Fossil Mammalia.

THE EGYPTIAN ROOM.--Human Mummies; Animal Mummies;
Sepulchral Ornaments; Egyptian Deities; Sacred
Animals; Household Objects; Tools; Musical Instruments;
Toys; Textile Fabrics.

THE BRONZE ROOM.--Greek and Roman Bronzes.

ETRUSCAN ROOM.--Etruscan Vases

ETHNOGRAPHICAL ROOM.--Chinese Curiosities; Indian
Curiosities; African Curiosities; American