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This earth he was not fortunate enough to find, but he 

 afterwards publifhcd an account of* the productions, and 

 of the manners of the inhabitants of thefe illands. 



At this time the profelTorfhip of phyfic and anatomy 

 in the univerfity of Upfal became vacant by the refigna- 

 tion of Robery. For this fituation Linnaus became a 

 candidate, and through the intereft of Teflin fiicceeded. 

 At his inftallation he delivered an oration on the neceflity 

 of excurfions in ones own country, for the purpofe of 

 fearching into the objedls it may hold out fit for cultiva-^ 

 tion, in geography, mineralogy, botany, zoology, and 

 the feveral economic arts. This eflay is among the mo(l 

 pleafing and inftrudive of all his pFodu£lions, 



His old antagonift Rofen had, some little time be- 

 fore, been eleded profeffor of botany in the fame uni- 

 verfity. The caufe of their animofity had long fince 

 ceafed, and they met together in perle<Sl amity. Finding 

 that the fituation which each of thefe refpcdively held, 

 was more adapted to the inclination and purfuits of the 

 other, by the defire of both with the confent of the uni- 

 verfity they were mutually exchan^^ed ; and Linnxus at 

 lad obtained what had long been the object of his wilhes, 

 ;he profelforihip of botany in UpfaU 



Since the fire in 1702, which had laid the greater 

 part of the city in ruins, the academical houfc and gar- 

 den had been in fuch a (late of decay, that upon \u^ 



