LINN^AN INTRODUCTION. 15 



In this undertaking I have been affifted by the following collections : 



I. The Mufeum of King Adolphus Frederic : The firft volume of a defcriptive catalogue of which 

 was published, in folio, at Stockholm, 1754 ; and a profpedtus of the fecond volume, in octavo, at 

 the fame place in 1764. Both volumes are rich in exotic animals. 



2- The Mufeum of Queen Louifa Ulrica : Publifhed, in octavo, at Stockholm, 1764; very rich 

 in fliells and infects. 



3. The Mufeum of Count TelEn ; Publifhed, in folio, at Stockholm, 1753; rich in minerals and 

 iheils. 



4. The Mufeum of C. de Geer ; rich in amphibious animals, infects, and other rare productions 

 of nature. 



5. The Mufeum of the Academy at Upfal; ftored with animals collected from every part of the 

 world. 



6. The Mufeum of the Academy of Sciences of Stockholm ; containing many fine natural pro- 

 ductions. 



For the advancement of this fcience, I have made journeys to examine the natural productions of 

 the following countries : 



Lapland, in 1732. Unpublifhed. 



Dalekarlia, in 1784. Unpublifhed. 



Oeland, in 1741. Publifhed, in Swedifh, at Stockholm in 1745, octavo. 



Gothland, in 1741. Publifhed along with the preceding. 



Weftgothland, in 1746. Publifhed, in Swedifh, at Stockholm in 1747, octavo. 



Scania, in 1749. Publifhed in Swedifh, at Stockholm in 1751, octavo. 



With the fame views I publifhed the Fauna Suecica at Stockholm in 1746, which was republiflied, 

 with large additions, in 1761, both in octavo. And I have written on the fame fubjects in the 

 Amoenitates Academicae, fix volumes octavo; publifhed at Stockholm in 1749 — 1763, the 7th vol,. 

 in 1 769, and the 8th and 9th volumes, publifhed under the infpection of Mr Schreber at Erlang, 

 in 1785 *. 



I have likewife employed the information received from the following fcientific journeys, under- 

 taken by my former pupils. 



C. Ternjlroem, into Alia in 1745 : He died at Pulocondore. 

 P. Kalm, through Penfylvania and Canada, 1 747. 



His journey in N. America was publifhed, in Swedifh, at Stockholm, 1753 — 17^0, in 3 vols. 

 octavo. 

 L. Mauritius, into Lula Lapmark in 1 749. 

 F. HaJfelquiJ), through Egypt and Paleftine in 1749. 



His journey through Paleftine was publifhed, in Swedifh, at Stockholm, in 1757, octavo. 



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* This latter circumflance muft necefTarily be an addition to the Linnxan enumeration by Dr Gme»- 

 lin— T. 



