190 REMARKABLE OCCURRENCES 



teachers of nature in all parts of the world, through him the love of her 

 produ6lions animated the great, and penetrated even to the throne of 

 his country. Count Tessin, his elevated patron, loved him and his 

 science, especially the knowledge of the mineral reign. He had col- 

 leSed a considerable cabinet of minerals the description and arrange- 

 ment of which he left to the care of Linn^us. This description ap- 

 peared in 1753 in Latin and Swedish*, and to the honour of the 

 author. Count Tessin prefixed himself a preface to the M'ork, dedi- 

 cated it to LiNN^us, and caused a copper-plate to be put in front of 

 itj representing the medal which he ordered to be struck in honour of 

 our luminary. 



Under Linn^us the first royal museums were established in Sweden. 

 We have already mentioned the present which King Frederick 

 Adolphus made to the academy of Upsal, while he was prince 

 royal. The love of nature was one of the favourite passions of that 

 prince. In a short time a great number of curiosities of the animal 

 reign, especially foreign birds, amphibies, fishes, and insefts were col- 

 le6ted, and a cabinet built in the castle at Ulrichsdale, at the distance of 

 hslf a. ]tague £rom Stockholm. Linnaeus had the honour to arrange 

 it, and to publish a description of its contents in the year 17541". 



The laudable example of this prince was followed by his excellent 

 and accomplished Queen Louisa Ulrica, sister to Frederick the 

 Great. She was, in general, the enthroned Minerva of the Swe- 

 dish Sciences. + She also inspired the late king with the love of nature. 



* Museum Tessinianum, Holm. 1753, folio. 



t Museum Regis Adolphi Frederici, Holm. 1754, fol. 135, tab. 33. 



J Do6lor Rosen in a letter to Haller, written in 1752, thus expresses himself : "Regina 

 *' 3-iostra clementissima, mirabili flagrat amore Historise Naturalis, et ex HoUandia imprimis 

 *• multum in eo studio apparatum sibi coemit.'* 



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