(XXIII)
1818. The Burney Library.
Collected by Dr. Charles Burney (Died 28 December, 1817). Purchased by a Parliamentary vote for the sum of £13,500.
[See Book II, Chapter 3.]
(XXIV)
1818. Mrs. Banks’ Archæological Collections.
Collected by Mrs. S. S. Banks, and by Lady Banks; comprising a valuable series of coins, medals, prints, &c., and presented to the Museum by the Survivor.
(XXV)
1823–1825. The King’s Library.
Collected by King George the Third (Died 1820); inherited by King George the Fourth, and by him transferred, on terms, to the British Museum.