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MUSEUMS.
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and artillery ammunition, regimental trophies, an almost complete
collection of the small fire arms of the Swedish army, weapons, and
accoutrements (uniforms etc.) from the end of the seventeenth century
up to our own day.
Among the historical museums in the provinces may be mentioned
the Museum for Scandinavian Antiquities, the Collection of Coins, and
the Victoria Museum for Egyptian antiquities, — all in Uppsala; the
Historical Museum and that of Cultural History, both in Lund; and
the historical section of the Gothenburg Museum (see p. 383).
National Museum. Entrance Hall and Stairway.
C) Museums of Natural History. The National Museum of Natural
History, standing under the supervision of the Royal Academy of Sciences,
is the richest and most important collection of natural history objects
in Sweden. It embraces at present eight sections, each of which is
managed by a superintendent with the title of professor. These
sections are: a) the Zoological one of Vertebrates, which is the oldest,
embracing at present over 2,350 stuffed mammals and 16,500 birds
besides amphibia, reptiles, and fishes preserved in spirits; b) the
Entomological section, and c) the division for Lower Vertebrates, with respect
to which two sections the museum is doubtless the richest in the world
in arctic objects; furthermore, d) the Zoopalæontological collection of
fossil animals; e) the Botanical section; f) the section for Archegoniates
Sweden. 25
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