The history of Lapland : containing a geographical description, and a natural history of that country, with an account of the inhabitants, their original, religion, customs, habits, marriages, conjurations, employments, &c. / written by John Scheffer ... ; translated from the last edition in Latin, and illustrated with many curious copper-cutts ; to which are added, The travels of the King of Sweden's mathematicians into Lapland, The history of Livonia, and the wars there, also a Journey into Lapland, Finland, &c. written by Dr. Olof Rudbeck in the year 1701.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Scheffer, Johannes, 1621-1679.

Standardized Title:

Lapponia. English

Language:

English

Latin

Subjects (All):

Sami (European people).

Lapland--Description and travel.

Lapland.

Penn Provenance:

Kingsley (autograph)

Physical Description:

8 unnumbered pages, 416, 22 pages, 3 unnumbered folded leaves of plates : illustrations, map ; 20 cm (8vo)

Place of Publication:

London : Printed for Tho. Newborough ... and R. Parker ..., 1704.

Notes:

Added engraved t.p.

"The translation ... is done from the last edition in the original Latin, and collated with a French translation printed at Paris, which contains several addenda ... The copper-cutts ... were done in France by Monsieur Boss"--Pref.

Signatures: [A]⁴ B-2E⁸ 2F1-3.

"A short description of the great dukedom of Finland ...": p. 373-377.

"An account of Livonia ...": p. 378-408.

"An account of a voyage of Charles XI. late King of Sweden, in the year, 1694. to the borders of Lapland, with the observations made by Mr. Anrew Spole, and Mr. John Bilberg, two of his mathematicians in the year, 1695. in Lapland ...": p. 409-416.

"Olof Rudbecks the younger, Nora Samolad; or, Lapland illustrated ... Taken from the Latin original printed in 1701. at Upsal": 22 p. at end.

Local Notes:

Imperfect? Two other plates wanting?

Contains:

Rudbeck, Olof, 1660-1740. Nora Samolad. English. 1704.

OCLC:

21918173