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A catalogue of a capital miscellaneous assemblage of beautiful and valuable productions, both of nature and art : consisting of a Roman tessellated pavement, taken from the ruins of the Emperor Tiberius's Palace at Caprea : a matchless collection of rare birds, of the most exquisite plumage : and scarce stuffed beasts, designed for the cabinet of Madame Bonaparte, prize to the British Cruizers : a choice selection of beautiful shells and fossils : elegant specimens of almost all the known marbles, brought from Italy by the late Daniel Wray, Esq. : a curious model of a man of war : inlaid cabinet of costly materials, large superb Italian alabaster vases, delicately carved : glass chandeliers : large plates of glass : with a select collection of painting, the works of the following esteemed Masters, in high preservaton : Rubens, Dominichino, SW. Bourdon, Old Palma, D. Teniers, Vandyke, Poussin, Rotenhamer, C. Maratti, Polemberg, Hondicooter, Borgognoni, Zachtleven, Old Franks, &c the property of the late Alexander Scott, Esq. : which will be sold by auction by Peter Coxe, Burrell, and Foster, at Mrs. Macklin[s Great Room, known as the Poet's Gallery, No. 39, the south side of Fleet-Street, on Wednesday, the 27h of June 1804, and two following days, at eleven o'clock.