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Vol. I. Containing Theology, Ecclesiastical History, History,
Commerce, Arts, Mathematics, Astronomy, Philosophy, and
Chemistry, [B-XXX 2] 511 pages, exclusive of the Preface of
14 pages.

Vol. II. Containing Medicine, Natural History, Voyages, Gram-
mars, &c. Literary History, Biography, Letters, Poetry, Ju-
dicial Astrology, Magic, Miscellaneous, MSS. in Icelandic
and Oriental Languages, [B-D dd 3] p. 513-909.

With Two Indexes; the First, of the Number of Volumes, and
the Pages in the Catalogue on which they are described, and
Errata, [Eee-Ttt] 58 pages; and the Second, an Index of
Names, [A-CC] 102 pages.

19. A Catalogue of the MSS. in the British Museum hitherto
undescribed, including the Collections of Sir Hans Sloane,
Bart., the Revd T. Birch, &c.-Lond. 1782. Quarto.

20. A Catalogue of the entire Collection of Manuscripts, on
Paper and Vellum, of the late Most Noble William, Marquis
of Lansdowne. In Two Volumes; containing the Burleigh
and Shelburne State Papers. Octavo, 1807.

Vol. I. [B-3L 2] 444 pages, and Preface, 4 pages.
Vol. II. [B-U] 146 pages, and two pages of Contents.

21. A Catalogue of the Lansdowne Manuscripts in the British
Museum, with Indexes of Persons, Places, and Matters.-
Part I. containing the Burghley Papers.-Lond. 1812. Folio,
234 pages, and Indexes [A-Y 2].

22. Librorum Impressorum qui in Museo Britannico adservantur
Catalogus. Folio, 2 vol. Lond. MDCCLXXXVII.

Vol. I. [B-5Z 2] and three pages of Corrigenda.
Vol. II. [A-6c 2] and four pages of Corrigenda.

23. Librorum Impressorum qui in Museo Britannico adservan-
tur Catalogus.-Vol. Octavo. Lond. 1813-1816.
N. B. This new and enlarged edition of the Catalogue is now
in a course of publication. Five Volumes already printed.

24. MUSEUM BRITANNICUM: or, a Display in Thirtytwo Plates, in Antiquities and Natural Curiosities, in that noble and magnificent Cabinet, the BRITISH MUSEUM, after the original Designs from Nature, by JOHN and ANDREW Van

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RYMSDYK, Pictors. The SECOND EDITION, revised and corrected by P. BOYLE. Dedicated (by Permission) to His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales.

London Printed for the Editor, by J. Moore, No. 134, Drury Lane; and sold by T. Hookham, Bond Street. MDCCXCI. Folio. (First printed in 1778.)

Title-page as above, with the Arms of the Prince of Wales as a Vignette.

Dedication, signed P. Boyle.

The Advertisement, 2 pages.

The Names of Subscribers, 7 pages.

Preface to the Reader, page i-x.

The Names and Numbers of the several Things contained in the Museum of the late Sir Hans Sloane, Bart. together with an Abstract of Sir William Hamilton's Collection of Antiquities, p. xi-xii.

Index, p. xiii-xvii.

The Descriptive letter-press, [B-Z 2] 88 pages.

With Thirty separate Engravings; the Vignette in the Titlepage, and an antique Goat's Head on page x of the Preface.

25. Egyptian Monuments, from the Collection formed by the National Institute under the Direction of Bonaparte, and given up to the British Troops under Lord Hutchinson, on the Capitulation of Alexandria by General Menou, now deposited in the British Museum. Oblong folio.

From Drawings by W. Alexander, F.S.A. and engraved by T. Medland.

1. The Sarcophagus in which the embalmed Body of Alexander the Great was deposited; taken from the Mosque

of St Athanasius.

2. A Division of the right side of the Sarcophagus of Alexander the Great.

3. Left side of a Sarcophagus of Granite, from Cairo, commonly called the Lovers Fountain.

4. Fragment of Stone from the environs of Alexandria.

5. Sarcophagus of Basalt from Menouf, with the Fillet of Hieroglyphics surrounding it.

6. Inside of the Fragment of a Sarcophagus from Upper Egypt.

7. Sixth or Center Division of the Sarcophagus of Alexander

the Great.

8. The Four sides of an Obelisk of Basalt from Upper Egypt. 9. First Division of the Sarcophagus of Alexander the Great.

10. The Four sides of an Obelisk of Basalt from Upper Egypt. 11. Outside of a Fragment of a Sarcophagus from Upper Egypt. 12. Feet end of the Granite Sarcophagus, commonly called the Lovers Fountain.

13. Head and Feet of the Sarcophagus of Alexander the Great, inside.

14. Second Division of the inside of the Sarcophagus of Alexander the Great.

15. Head end of the Lovers Fountain.

16. Fourth Division of the Sarcophagus, commonly called the Lovers Fountain.

17. A Division of the right side of the Sarcophagus of Alexander the Great.

18. Fourth Division of the Sarcophagus of Alexander the Great, inside.

19. Third Division of the same.

20-21. Plans of the several Divisions on the Sarcophagus of Alexander the Great.

26. The Tomb of Alexander; a Dissertation on the Sarcophagus brought from Alexandria, and now in the British Museum, by Edward Daniel Clarke, LL.D. Fellow of Jesus College, Cambridge. Cambridge: Printed by R. Watts, at the University Press, for J. Mawman, in the Poultry: and sold by Payne, Mews Gate, London; by Deighton and Barrett, Cambridge; and Hanwell and Parker, Oxford. 1805. Quarto.

Half Title.

Title-page as above.

Dedication to the Right Honourable Lord Hutchinson.
Contents, and List of Plates, 2 pages.

Introduction, [a 3-c 3] p. 5-22.

Testimonies respecting the Tomb of Alexander, [c 4-m 4] p. 23–

95.

Additional Notes, Appendix, and Postscript, [n-x] p. 97–161. Errata, and Directions to the Binder, 2 pages.

PLATES.

i. The Sarcophagus in which the embalm'd Body of Alexander the Great was deposited by Ptolemy: taken from the Ruin of the Soma in Alexandria. W. Alexander del. T. Medland sc. To face the Title.

ii. Portrait of Alexander the Great, from a Silver Tetradrachm of Lysimachus, in the possession of the Author. Henry Howard, A.R A. del. Anker Smith, A.R.A. sc. p. 23.

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Another Portrait of Alexander, from a Gold Medal of Lysimachus; the Reverse of the Silver Tetradrachm of Lysimachus; and the Reverse of the Gold Medal. On the letter-press of p. 23.

iii. View of the interior of the Ruin of the Soma, in Alexandria, now called the Mosque of St Athanasius, with the Sanctuary enclosing the Tomb of Alexander, and the Manner of worshipping it, as practised before the Arrival of the French in Egypt. Denon del. T. Medland SC. p. 28.

iv. Elevation and Plan of the Tomb of Alexander. p. 41. v. Ground Plan of the Soma, mention'd by Strabo, now the Mosque of St Athanasius. p. 61.

27. A Letter addressed to the Gentlemen of the British Museum, by the Author of the Dissertation on the Alexandrian Sarcophagus.

Cambridge: Printed by R. Watts, Printer to the University; and sold by Payne, Pall Mall; and by Cadell and Davies, Strand, London. 1807. Quarto, eight pages.

28. A Description of the Collection of ancient Marbles in the British Museum; with Engravings. Part I-II.

London: Printed by W. Bulmer and Co. Cleveland Row: and sold at the British Museum; by G. and W. Nicol, Booksellers to His Majesty, Pall Mall; W. Miller, Albemarle Street; and Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme, and Co. Paternoster Row. 1812. Quarto.

PART I.

Half Title, and Title-page as above, on which is a Plate representing a part of the Capital of a votive Cippus. W. Alexander, F.S.A. del. George Cooke sc.

Introduction, signed Taylor Combe, and dated British Museum,
January 27th, 1812, 2 pages.

Contents, being the List of the Engravings, 2 pages.
Letter-press description fronting each Plate.

PLATES, (drawn by W. Alexander.)

i. A Colossal Head of Minerva. C. Picart sc.

ii. A Cinerary Urn, and a general View of the Figures surrounding it. Thomson sc.

iii. The Foot of a Tripod Table. Picart sc.

iv. An Architectural Statue of a Female, with a Modius on her Head, W. Bromley sc.

v. A Candelabrum, and the Figures represented on its two sides. Thomson sc.

vi. The triangular Base of a Caudelabrum, with the Figures on its sides. C. Armstrong sc.

vii. A Bacchanalian Vase, and a general View of the Figures surrounding it. Armstrong se.

viii. A Statue of Venus. C. Picart, sc.

ix. A Bacchanalian Vase, and the Figures represented on the Front of it. W. Bromley sc.

x. A Fountain. Thomson sc.

xi. A Colossal Bust of the Farnese Hercules. C. Heath sc. xii. A Colossal Bust of Hercules, of very ancient sculpture. C. Picart sc.

xiii. A Fragment of one of the supports of a Tripod. Pi

cart sc.

xiv. The Capital of a votive Cippus, with Views of the back and the two sides. Thomson sc.

xv. One of the Feet or Supports of a Table. Armstrong sc. xvi. A Colossal Head of Minerva, of very early sculpture. C. Picart sc.

PART II.

Half Title and Title-page as before, dated 1815, with a vignette Representation of the Masks of Tragedy and Comedy. W. Alexander del. G. Cooke sc.

Preliminary Observation, signed Taylor Combe; and Description of the Vignette, 2 pages. Contents, being the List of Engravings,

Corrections, a separate slip.

Descriptive pages of letter-press.

PLATES, (drawn by W. Alexander.)

Gallery of Antiquities, British Museum, West side of the
Third Room. Folded. H. Moses sc. To follow the
Table of Contents.

Gallery of Antiquities, British Museum, East side of the
Third Room. Folded. H. Moses sc. To follow the
Table of Contents.

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i. A Faun and Nymph. E. Scriven sc.
ii. A Candelabrum. Burnett sc.

iii. A Funeral Column. J. C. Bromley sc.
iv. Bacchus received as a Guest by Icarus.

Burnett sc.

v. Warriors consulting the Oracle of Apollo. Romney sc. vi. Castor managing a Horse. C. Armstrong sc.

vii. Hercules securing the Mænalian Stag. Rivers sc. viii. (A Blank has been left at No.VIII. in Room III, which

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