Dr. H A S S E L QJJ I S T. vit 
leCting on a fudden fuch a fum of money, but 
the worthy Dr. Basck, firft Phyfician to the Queen 
of Sweden, who has always loved the Sciences, 
and patronized learned men, undertook to pre- 
fent thefe unhappy circumftances to her Majefty 
Queen Louisa Ulrica, who gracioufly protects 
Science, and is polfeffed of a moll refined tafte 
for the productions of Nature. Her Majefty im- 
mediately refolved to pay the debt out of her own 
purfe, and redeem the Collection, without which 
the Public would very late, if ever, have enjoyed 
this Work. The next year all thefe treafures ar- 
rived fafe and well preierved at her Majefty’s 
palace of Drottningkolm , at which time I was 
ordered to attend, and was aftonilhed at the 
fight of fo many unheard of curiofities. The col- 
lections of dried plants from Natolia, Egypt, Pa- 
leftine, Cyprus, &c. all the 6 'tones and forts of 
earth from fo many remarkable places in Egypt 
and the Holy Land ; the many rare Fijhes out of 
the Nile, and poiionous Serpents from Egypt, the 
rare Infects, the extenfive collections of Oriental 
Drugs, Arabian Manufcripts , Egyptian Mummies, 
&c. could not but excite the admiration of the 
beholder. 
Last year Dr. Haffelquift’s own original Ma- 
nufcripts arrived, with the principal Obfervations 
he had made. Her Majefty was moft gracioufly 
pleafed to order me to arrange and publilh them 
tor the fatisfaCtion and advantage of mankind. I 
have accordingly digefted the Work in the belt 
manner I could, ranged every thing under its pro* 
per Tribe ; added Names to plant."* and animals, 
altered the ’Technical terms and manner of writing, 
without changing in the leaft the Author’s meaning: 
1 had the work corrected at the prels, and myfelf in- 
fpeCted 
