Part 1

HOW TO SEE THE BRITISH MUSEUM IN FOUR VISITS

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 Curiosities

VISIT THE THIRD

EGYPTIAN SALOON.--Egyptian Sculpture; Egyptian Coffins; Egyptian Tombstones; Sepulchral Vases; Human Statues; Egyptian Sphinxes; Egyptian Frescoes.

THE LYCIAN ROOM.--Lycian Tombs; Lycian Sculpture.

THE NIMROUD ROOM.--Assyrian Sculpture.

VISIT THE FOURTH

Townley Sculpture; Antiquities of Britain.

PHIGALEIAN SALOON.--Battle with the Amazons.