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RELIQUIAE ANTIQUAE. See Wright (Thomas) and Halliwell, afterwards Halliwell-Phillips (J. O.).

PERIODICAL PUBLICATIONS.— London. Numismatic Chronicle. See Academies, &c. — London : Numismatic Society.

CATALOGUE OF MAPS

The catalogue of Maps is composed of main entries under subject-headings, and of subordinate entries under author-headings, arranged in one alphabet, the arrangement under each subject- heading (or sub-heading) being mainly chronological, while that under author-headings follows the alphabetical order of the countries or places delineated.

The main entry of every atlas, map, chart, plan, or view is placed under the generally accepted name of the geographical or topographical area which the work delineates, and is to be of sufficient fulness to secure its identification.

Subordinate or abridged entries are made where possible under the name of every author, whether draughtsman, surveyor, or compiler, to serve purposes analogous to those of cross-references in the General Catalogue.

Where the names of more than one continent, country, or locality are mentioned in the title of the work (or, in the absence of a title, in the description supplied by the catalogues), the heading of the main entry is the name of the first county, &c., thus