hoped that, as a record of the most varied and wonderful collection of objects ever beheld, and as a book of reference to the philosopher, merchant, and manufacturer, it will constantly prove both interesting and instructive to the reader. It is probable that, with the return of the Exhibitors and of the articles to the numerous localities abroad whence they were derived, copies of this Catalogue will be sent, and taken also, and that these pages will be read in many lands long after the Exhibition shall have become matter of history. May they be found, on examination, to contain nothing which is not in harmony with the spirit of the motto on the title-page; and, while descriptive of the successful labours of man, may it not have been forgotten that the glory and praise are due to God alone. Index of Exhibitors and others, whose Names appear in the Catalogue Historical Introduction, illustrating the Rise of the Exhibition, its Progress and Completion Construction of the Exhibition Building, with the Mechanical Applications employed LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS. Engraved Title-page, drawn by J. TENNIEL, R.A., engraved by Mr. JACKSON. Geographical View of the Great Exhibition of 1851, showing at one view the relative and territorial distribution of the various localities from whence the raw materials and manufactures contributed to the Exhibition have been severally supplied. By AUGUSTUS PETERMANN, F.R.G.S. Thirty-one Engravings illustrative of the Construction of the Building. View of the Interior of the Building from the South Entrance page 57 67 111 Table-top in silver Wales Portion of a slab for a table Theseus and the Amazons Her Majesty Shield presented by the King of Prussia to H. R. H. the Prince of H. R. H. Prince Albert Mineral map of the United Kingdom H.R.H. Prince Albert orth Ansted, D. T., F.R.S. Coal-fields of Europe, and of the United States and British North III. V. 748 186 201 211 212 Patent feathering screw propeller, in action and out of gear Ditto |