British Museum (Natural History) General Guide
CROMWELL ROAD, LONDON, S.W.
GENERAL GUIDE
WITH PLANS AND VIEWS OF THE BUILDING, AND FIFTY-EIGHT ILLUSTRATIONS.
THIRTEENTH EDITION.
London:
PRINTED BY ORDER OF THE TRUSTEES OF THE BRITISH MUSEUM.
1913.
LONDON: PRINTED BY WILLIAM CLOWES AND SONS, LIMITED, DUKE STREET, STAMFORD STREET, S.E., AND GREAT WINDMILL STREET, W.
THE NATURAL HISTORY MUSEUM, CROMWELL ROAD, FROM THE SOUTH-WEST, SHOWING PART OF THE WEST FRONT AS ORIGINALLY PROJECTED BY THE ARCHITECT.
This Guide is intended for the use of those visitors who wish merely to get a general idea of the arrangements and contents of the Natural History Museum.
Special Guides have been published for the use of visitors who wish to make a closer study of the collections; a list of them is given on pages 116–18.
L. FLETCHER, Director .
British Museum
BRITISH MUSEUM (NATURAL HISTORY)
PREFACE TO THE THIRTEENTH EDITION.
ZOOLOGICAL DEPARTMENT.
ENTOMOLOGICAL DEPARTMENT.
GEOLOGICAL DEPARTMENT.
MINERAL DEPARTMENT.
BOTANICAL DEPARTMENT.
TABLE OF CONTENTS.
LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS.
GENERAL ARRANGEMENT.
DESCRIPTION OF THE MUSEUM AND ITS CONTENTS.
The Central Hall.
The North Hall.
Staircase and Corridors.
WEST WING.
(A) Ground Floor.
First Floor.
Second Floor.
First Floor.
Second Floor.
MAMMALS.
BIRDS.
REPTILES.
FISHES.
INSECTS.
SPIDERS.
WORMS.
ECHINODERMS.
CORALS.
PLANTS.
FOSSILS.
GUIDE-BOOKS.
Zoological Department.
Geological Department.
Mineral Department.
Botanical Department.
Special Guides.
Hints for Collectors.
Economic Series.
REGULATIONS FOR THE ADMISSION OF STUDENTS.
Number of Visits to particular Departments for the purpose of Study.
DAYS AND HOURS OF ADMISSION.
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