372 THE ELEPHANT. 



of the far-famed Limpopo. At one time he was 

 accompanied by the French naturalist, Delegorgue, 

 known to the world by his works on south-eastern 

 Africa. 



M. Wahlberg's principal object in visiting this 

 part to the globe, seems to have been for purposes of 

 hunting, and the study of natural history, which 

 science he pursued with so much zeal, and to such 

 great advantage, as to be able to ship, from time 

 to time, to his native country, many tons of 

 curiosities, consisting chiefly of first-rate and beauti- 

 fully preserved specimens of almost all the quadru- 

 peds from the bulky elephant down to the in- 

 significant mouse indigenous to that part of Africa, 

 besides a great number and variety of birds and 

 insects. The collections, which were finally secured 

 by the Kongliga Vetenskapx Akadcmicn (Royal 

 Academy of Science) of Stockholm, were considered 

 of so much value and importance that, when 

 difficulties arose as to procuring the necessary 

 funds for the purchase, the King of Sweden was 

 heard to exclaim "The means r >nust, be found;" 

 and through the generous interference of His 

 Majesty, the money was forthcoming. In a pecuniary 

 point of view, however, M. Wahlberg, derived no 

 benefit; for, if I am rightly informed, the amount 

 obtained for the collections though by no means 

 inconsiderable was barely sufficient to cover the 

 expenses incurred. 



The Professor remained hunting and exploring 

 in South Africa until the month of May, 1840, 

 when the duties of his profession compelled him 



