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Movement of the International Literary Exchanges, between France and North America from January 1845 to May, 1846: With Instructions for Collecting, Preparing, and Forwarding Objects of Natural History Written by The Professors Administrators of The Museum Of Natural History At Paris. And Instructions Relative to Anthropology and Zoology

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Movement of the International Literary Exchanges, between France and North America from January 1845 to May, 1846: With Instructions for Collecting, Preparing, and Forwarding Objects of Natural History Written by The Professors Administrators of The Museum Of Natural History At Paris. And Instructions Relative to Anthropology and Zoology

Exchange of publications

Volumes.                 2,894
   Maps.                      477
   Engravings.                 48
   Pieces of Sculpture.         3
   Medals.                     64
   Cases of Minerals.           2




TABLE

_From February_ 1845, _to May_ 15th, 1846.


SENT FROM AMERICA TO FRANCE.

   From the Federal Government (War Department)         15 _volumes_.
    --              --            --                    12 _maps_.
    --  --  National Institute, Washington              25 _volumes_.
    --  --  Legislature of the State of Maine           94   --
    --           --          --                          3 _maps_.
    --           --          --                          1 _herbal_.
    --           --          -- (specimens of minerals)  4 _cases_.
    --           --          --         Massachusetts  195 _volumes_.
    --           --          --               --        20 _maps_.
    -- --  Hon. John G. Palfrey                         23 _volumes_.
    -- --  Mercantile Library Ass'n                      1   --
    -- --  Hon. Josiah Quincy                            2   --
    -- M.  Bowen                                        20   --
    -- M.  B. P. Poore                                  10   --
    -- the Legislature of the State of New-York        200   --
    -- --       --                     --               10 _maps_.
    -- --  Corporation of the City of New-York          18 _volumes_.
    -- --       --                     --                2 _maps_.
    -- --  N. Y. Mercantile Library association          2 _volumes_.
    -- --  Corporation of the city of Baltimore         16   --
    -- --       --                     --                3 _maps_.
    -- --  Brantz Mayer, Esq                             1 _volume_.
    -- --  Legislature of the State of Indiana         512   --
    -- --  Hon. Henry Ledyard, Esq., of Michigan         1 _maps_.
    -- --  Professer James C. Cross, of Kentucky         1 _volume_.
    -- --  Government of Texas                          10   --
    -- --  Hon. Ashbel Smith                             3   --
    -- --  Prof. S. F. B. Morse of New-York              1   --
    -- M.  Alfred Vail of Philadelphia                   1   --
    -- M.  Hermann E. Ludwig of New-York                 1   --
    -- M.  Vauzand                                      10   --

   (I do not mention books which I have been
   officially informed, are on their way here from
   Congress, and the states of Maine, Massachusetts,
   Rhode Island, Virginia, Michigan, Illinois,
   Indiana, etc., in accordance with recent laws and
   resolutions, as the number of volumes is in no
   instance given.)

   From the Government of Canada                        60 _volumes_.
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                                                     1,267 _objects_.
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   RECAPITULATION.

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