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I. VIEW OF THE GARDEN-FRONT OF OLD MONTAGU HOUSE,
THE FIRST BRITISH MUSEUM;' as it appeared at the
opening of the Institution to the Public in 1759 Frontispiece.
II. VIEW OF THE OLD TOWNELEY GALLERY (built for the
reception of the Towneleian Marbles in 1805, and pulled
down on the erection of the existing Museum)

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III. GROUND-PLAN OF THE PRINCIPAL FLOOR OF THE ORIGINAL BRITISH MUSEUM OF 1759 325 IV. GROUND-PLAN OF THE SECONDARY FLOOR OF THE SAME 327 V. SUGGESTIONS MADE IN 1847 FOR THE ENLARGEMENT OF THE LIBRARY OF THE BRITISH MUSEUM; being the facsimile of a Plan inserted in a Pamphlet (written in 1846) entitled Public Libraries in London and Paris' To face p. 556 VI. REDUCED COPY OF BENJAMIN DELESSERT'S 'PROJET D'UNE BIBLIOTHÈQUE CIRCULAIRE,' 1835

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VII. GENERAL BLOCK-PLAN OF THE BRITISH MUSEUM, as it
was in 1857
VIII. GROUND-PLAN OF THE NEW OR 'PANIZZI' READING-
ROOM, and of the adjacent Galleries, 1857

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IX. INTERIOR VIEW OF THE NEW READING-ROOM, 1857
X. COLOURED PLAN OF THE GROUND-FLOOR OF THE BRITISH
MUSEUM, as it was in 1862. Copied from the Parliamentary
Return, No. 97 of Session 1862
To face p. 750
XI. COLOURED PLAN OF THE GROUND-FLOOR, &c. (as above);
TOGETHER WITH THE ALTERATIONS PROPOSED TO THE
LORDS OF THE TREASURY BY THE TRUSTEES OF THE
BRITISH MUSEUM; in their Minutes of December, 1861,
and January 21st, 1862, and in their Letter to the
Treasury of 11th February, 1862. Copied from the same
Return
To face p. 752
XII. COLOURED PLAN OF THE UPPER FLOOR OF THE BRITISH
MUSEUM, as it was in 1862. Copied from the same Return
To face p. 754

XIII. COLOURED PLAN OF THE UPPER FLOOR, &c.. (as above);
TOGETHER WITH THE ALTERATIONS PROPOSED TO THE
TREASURY BY THE TRUSTEES; in their Minutes of
December, 1861, and January, 1862, and in their Letter
of 11th February, 1862. Copied from the same Return

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BOOK THE FIRST.

EARLY COLLECTORS:

THE GATHERERS

OF THE FOUNDATION COLLECTIONS.

"THE reverence and respect your Petitioners bear to the memory of the most learned Sir ROBERT COTTON are too great not to mention, in particular, that from the liberal use of his Library sprang (chiefly) most of the learned works of his time, for ever highly to be valued. The great men of that age constantly resorted to and consulted it to shew the errors and mistakes in government about that period. And, as this inestimable Library hath since been generously given and dedicated to the Public use for ever, to be a National Benefit, your Petitioners presume that no expression of gratitude can be too great for so valuable a treasure, or for doing honour to the Memory and Family of Sir ROBERT COTTON."'Petition to the Honourable House of Commons from the Cottonian Trustees' (drawn up antecedently to the Foundation Act of the British Museum); 1752.

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