Democratic Sentinel, Volume 16, Number 16, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 6 May 1892 — Britain’s Pride. [ARTICLE]

Britain’s Pride.

The British Museum originated with a grant by Parliament in 1753 of £20,000 to the daughter of Sir Hans Sloane, in payment for his fine library and vast collection of the productions of Nature and art. To this collection were added the Cottonian, Harleian and bther collections.