British Curiosities in Nature and Art (1713)
Cotton Library] In the passage
from Westminster-Hall,
to the Abby, where
are a curious Collection of Ancient choice manuscript Vollumes: done mostly on
Vellum, collected by Sir Robert
Cotton; and is by Act of Parliament, made a publick
Library. With Medals and other Curiosities.
The Palace] (where Queen Anne was Born 1664.) and Chapel of St. James. Here in the great Court, is a Whales Rib, in length about 21 Foot and 21 Inches in Breadth or
Diameter in the thickest part; and at White-Hall, the Banqueting-House, and Statue of King James II. in
Brass, with the Dial in Privy-Garden, are
observable.
The Duke of Montague's House] is also very
remarkable for curious Finishing and Furniture.
Shells, Insects, a Coffee-tree with Berries, &c.] A curious Collection at Dr. Sloan’s, in Bloomsbury-Square.