14 LINNiEAN INTRODUCTION. 



LIST OF THE SEVERAL EDITIONS OF THE SYSTEM A NATURE. 



1. Leyden, 1735. Imperial folio, confiding of 12 pages; publifhed under the infpecYion of J. F. 

 Gronovius at my defire. This is only a view, or general outline, of the work; like a geographical 

 map, which gives only a general idea of a country to be afterwards more particularly delineated in 

 a topographical plan. 



2. Stockholm, 1 740. Octavo, 3o pages. Revifed by myfelf, and with the addition of the nomen- 

 clature and characters of animals. 



3. Hall, 1740. Oblong quarto, 70 pages. Publifhed by J. J. Langen. The fame as No. 1. with 

 the addition of a German tranflation. 



4. Paris, 174c. Octavo, 180 pages, and 1 plate. Publifhed by B. Juffieu. The fame as No. 2. 

 with the.addition of French names. 



5. Hall, 1747. Octavo, 88 pages. Publifhed by M. G. Agnethler. The fame as No. 2. with 

 the German names added. 



6. Stockholm, 1748. Octavo, 232 pages, and 8 plates. Augmented by myfelf with the addition 

 of the efTential characters of vegetables, and the fpecies of animals and minerals. 



7. Leipfig, 1748. Octavo, 232 pages, and 8 plates. Publifhed by the bookfellers. The fame as 

 No. 6. with the addition of German names. 



8. Stockholm, 1753. Octavo, 136 pages. The vegetables edited by J. J. Haartman ; and the 

 mineral kingdom, in octavo, by H. Moller. 



9. Leyden, 1756. Octavo, 226 pages. Published by Gronovius. The fame as No. 6. with fome 

 very fmall additions reflecting birds and fifties. 



10. Stockholm, 1758. Octavo. Publifhed, with very large additions, by myfelf. 



1 1. Leipfig, 17^2. Octavo. A faulty pirated edition, with no improvements. 



12. Stockholm *. In this edition, publifhed by myfelf, are inferted, 



All the fpecies of animals which have come to my knowledge, with their differential characters, 

 fynonimous terms, places, and trivial names; the whole Method and Arrangement of the Animal 

 Kingdom being improved in confequence of more extenfive obfervation. 



The clafs of Fifhes is firft arranged in a new method, taken from the rays of the fins. 



The characters and differences of Plants are improved and amended. 



The fpecies of Minerals are augmented with additional obfervations and trivial names. 



To the whole is prefixed new obfervations on the Kingdoms of Nature, with an introductory dif- 

 courfe concerning Nature f. 



In 



* There is no date given of this edition, which is (lyled his ultima penultimaque editio — T. 



t In this lift may be added, 13. Leipfig 1788. Publifhed by ProfefTor Gmelin, with very large im- 

 provements, derived from all the Zoological writers and travellers fince 17(16) from v hich edition this 

 tranflation is taken, with feversl additions from fources that have net occurred to the learned ProfefTor, 

 which will be noticed in their proper places.— T. 



