Among Hunter's papers occur brief notes of minerals
indicating the care with which he gathered information
regarding the specimens. Mr. John Young, LL.D., Under-
keeper to the Museum, has added to the Geological Section,
so that it is now a valuable teaching collection in lithology,
especially rich in the Carboniferous fossils. The other
formations are fairly represented. The Pleistocene is rich
from the work of D. Robertson, LL.D., Rev. Dr. H. W.
Crosskey, and J. Young, LL.D.
** There was nothing corresponding to the modern
meaning of Ethnology ^ but there is a very large assortment
of weapons, implements etc., belonging to Cook's collections.
Unlabelled as these were, identification with localities is
impossible, except in the case of some which have been
figured in the Narrative of the Voyages, as the Corals above
mentioned in the monograph.
*' Round an anatomist-physician's museum gathered an
important Bibliographic collection, and this too was
Hunter's personal care. There are marked catalogues of
book sales, letters from agents at home and abroad, all
showing that Hunter selected what was bought. The
dealers' accounts were gone over carefully and checked.
Large purchases were made in Paris and even Italy :
volumes, sometimes series, came from monastic houses, or
from private libraries, as those of Caesar de Mussy, Colbert,
etc., while a noble array of the Fathers bears the fleur de lis
on the binding, but is only a part of the Royal property
purchased. Most of the important Continental and English
presses are represented. The Caxtons were recorded by
Blades. The Aldine Plato on vellum, bound by Derome iu
blue morocco, is perhaps the most exquisite book in the
Library. Alongside may be placed the vellum Greek
Anthology, and the Vesalius, also on vellum, with theTitiau
plates, a work reproduced in facsimile by Stirling-Maxwell.
