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chiefly along branches of the Malar. After the first 

 stage, however, you get into cultivated country ; in- 

 deed, the whole province of Uppland is plain and 

 fertile. The house and estate belonged to Gustavus 

 III., having been given to him by the States as a 

 provision when prince. It consists of two large 

 wings joined by a low colonnade of offices. The 

 house is very elegant, and well furnished; but so 

 much too large that Seton is wishing to sell it. 



The estate is one of the largest, perhaps the largest, 

 in Sweden. The grounds are laid out in the old 

 French style, of straight avenues, mazes, &c. We 

 saw the rooms which Gustavus's Court occupied. He 

 was very fond of the place ; and on the windows are 

 some inscriptions written with his own hand. One 

 in particular, dated September 1772 "Jag komt hit 

 ifran Kevolutionen." 



The ground is uneven where the house stands, and 

 high, well wooded, with a very extensive avenue. On 

 one side it stretches down to the Malar, which gives 

 an easy communication with Stockholm ; on the 

 other side it overlooks an extensive and cultivated 

 plain, in which the chief part of the estate lies. On 

 the lake he has a large brick and tile work. A great 

 part of the land is let out to tenants on long leases, 

 which he has introduced here from Britain. Some is 

 let out for life on quit-rent, and a third portion re- 

 mains in his own hands no tenants at will. The 

 part in his own hands he cultivates to the best ad- 

 vantage, and on a very extensive scale. The land is 



