JOURNAL OF A VOYAGE 



FROM 



India to Siam and Malacca in 1779, 



By Dr. J. G. KOENIG. 



Translated from his Manuscripts in the British 

 Museum. 



Introduction. 



Jean Gerard Koenig-, a pupil of LiniiEeus was born, in Livland, 

 in 1728, and made his first expedition to Iceland in 1765, where 

 he discovered the plant Koenigia, which was named after him. 

 In 1768 he travelled to India where he acted as doctor to the 

 Danish Missionaries at Tranquebar and afterwards was appoint- 

 ed Naturalist to the Nabob of Arcot. He was an enthusiastic 

 botanist and imparted so much of his zeal to the European com- 

 munity there, that a botanical society known as the Society of 

 United Brothers was formed. After visiting various parts of 

 India and Ceylon he started on an expedition to Siam and Ma- 

 lacca at the end of 1778, returning to India in 1779. In 1784 

 he went to Calcutta, and died (June 26, 1785) at Jagrenat- 

 poroum. 



His collections and manuscripts were bequeathed to Sir 

 Joseph Banks and in due course became a part of the British 

 Museum collections. 



