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1746 volume of animals in Sweden by Carl Linnaeus
Fauna svecica BHL32170472

Fauna Svecica ("Fauna of Sweden", ed. 1, Stockholm, 1746; ed. 2 Stockholm, 1761) was written by Swedish botanist, physician, zoologist and naturalist Carl Linnaeus (1707–1778). This was the first full account of the animals in Sweden.

Full title

The full title of the publication was Fauna Svecica: sistens animalia Sveciæ regni: qvadrupedia, aves, amphibia, pisces, insecta, vermes, distributa per classes & ordines, genera & species. Cum differentiis specierum, synonymis autorum, nominibus incolarum, locis habitationum, descriptionibus insectorum.

English translation

Fauna Svecica, ed. 2, 1761, is currently under translation to English.

References

  1. Digital copy of Fauna Svecica.
  2. ^ Linné, Carl von (1761). "Fauna svecica : sistens animalia sveciae regni: mammalia, aves, amphibia, pisces, insecta, vermes, distributa per classes & ordines, genera & species, cum differentiis specierum, synonymis auctorum, nominibus incolarum, locis natalium, descriptionibus insectorum". Sumtu & Literis Direct. Laurentii Salvii. Retrieved 2019-06-22.
  3. Jönsson, Ann-Mari (2018). "Företalet till Linnés Fauna Suecica (1761)". Svenska Linnésällskapets årsskrift 2018: p. 55-74.

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